[G4] 10.2.5

[Wilkin, Wayne (Mass)]

My apologies to you also Brian. 

> ----------
> From: 	Brian Conner
> Reply To: 	Power Macintosh G4 List
> Sent: 	Wednesday, May 7, 2003 2:35 PM
> To: 	Power Macintosh G4 List
> Subject: 	Re: [G4] 10.2.5
> 
> Wayne, I posted this the last time you made this claim. The KnowledgeBase
> article that says to Repair Permissions from the boot drive is here:
> 
> http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106712
> 
> I'll quote the pertinent part:
> 
> "Using the Repair Privileges Utility
> 
> Most users of Mac OS X have not intentionally modified privileges and
> simply
> need a utility to reset system privileges to their correct default values.
> For Mac OS X 10.2 and later this utility is included in the operating
> system. Users of Mac OS X 10.1 must download it. 
> 
> For versions 10.0 to 10.1.4, you must update to version 10.1.5 first. Then
> use the Repair Privileges Utility. For information and software download,
> see technical document 106900, "Mac OS X: About the Repair Privileges
> Utility".
> 
> For Mac OS X 10.2 or later, open Disk Utility (/Applications/Utilities/).
> Select your Mac OS X startup volume in the left-hand column of the Disk
> Utility window, then click the First Aid tab. Click the Repair Disk
> Permissions button. You may encounter an erroneous message, as documented
> in
> 107230,"Mac OS X 10.2: Repair Disk Permissions Finds Issue With
> /private/var/run/utmp"."
> 
> Please read that for comprehension, Wayne. Then you might want to reverse
> your position.
> 
> 
> Brian Conner
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Power Macintosh G4 List [mailto:G4 at lists.themacintoshguy.com] On
> Behalf Of Wilkin, Wayne (Mass)
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 12:40 PM
> To: Power Macintosh G4 List
> Subject: Re: [G4] 10.2.5
> 
> 
> Listen, do whatever you guys want. All is I am saying is that no one can
> find anywhere on Apples site where it says that it is ok to repair
> permissions on the boot drive while booted from that same drive. Now
> before
> you say anything I also know that you can't find any documentation that
> recommends what I am saying either. 
> 
> 
> > > Can't wait till apple finally comes out with the readme that says 
> > > "You should only repair permissions booted from either the Internal 
> > > CD drive
> > or
> > > some sort of other external device, not from your main hard drive 
> > > while booted from that drive.
> > 
> All is I am trying to give it is a little info from someone who works at
> Apple, who is an engineer. You don't want to do it, don't. 
> 
> 
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