[G4] Re: Special permissions

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hi,

	is this relevant?

	http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107298

	http://forums.macrumors.com/archive/index.php/t-98028





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>  Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:46:09 -0800
>  From: perry at cynic.org
>  Subject: Re: [G4] Special permissions
>  To: "A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers."
>  	<g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
>  Message-ID: <20041221204609.GA3112 at cynic.org>
>
>  On Tue, Dec 21, 2004 at 03:22:36PM -0500, Kevin Willis wrote:
>  > Every time I repair permissions on my Gigabit G4, I get this message...
>  > "We are using special permissions for the file or directory
>  > ./system/library/filesystems/cd9660.util the new permissions are
>  > 33261".  What does that mean? And, would that have anything to do with
>  > me having problems ejecting cd's or dvd's from time to time?  BTW, I am
>  > using a Pioneer DVR 106D DVD-RW.
>
>  I don't know what problem it thinks it has. Permission 33261 is 0100755
>  (octal - don't ask), which simply says it's a normal file writable by root,
>  and readable and executable by anyone. There doesn't seem to be anything
>  particularly special about it. You may want to open Terminal and do a
>    ls -l /System/Library/Filesystems/cd9660.fs/cd9660.util
>  It should be saying "-rwxr-xr-x" (that's what the permission-fixer wants
>  to set it to).
>
>  Yes, if the permissions on cd9660.util are broken, you may not be able to
>  manipulate disks in optical drives.
>
>  [Note the path difference - it's really 
>.../filesystems/cd9660.fs/cd9660.util.
>  I'm assuming that's a typo on your part. If it's not, there's something
>  messed up in the permission-fixer.]
>
>  Cheers
>    -- perry
>
>