[X-Apps] Safari warning... And FIX?

[MarketLogix Developer]

Might I add ...

That is not a tmp file, its a soft link to /private/tmp which actually
makes it equivalent the /tmp DIRECTORY.

Without /tmp, many Applications will simply NOT run including
Stuffit, SoftwareUpdater, etc, etc, etc.  I know because I hosed that 
/tmp
link when I first installed OSX and then sat back scratching my head 
when
App after App launched & then immediately died !

bisk

On Friday, January 10, 2003, at 09:27 AM, Bill Reburn wrote:

> Thanks Chris,
>
> It was a problem of the tmp file being erased! Strange. At least it 
> wasn't
> an entire driectory like some people have experienced.
>
> An Apple Discussion member posted this as the fix;
> __________________________
> Go into terminal and type:
>
> ln -s /private/tmp /tmp
>
> Include spaces.
>
> Then log out an log in again.  Make sure your Admin.
>
> Problems should be solved.
>
> The first letter  is a lower case L like Ellen.
>
> For some reason Safari wipes out the 'tmp" file whatever that is.
>
> And I remember when Mac meant ease of use.
> ________________________
>
> On 1/10/03 9:07 AM, "Chris Foote" <foote at chem.ucla.edu> wrote:
>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2003 14:31:18 -0800 Subject: Re: [X-Apps] From: 
>>> Bill Reburn
>>> <bill at pacificcoast.net> Message-ID: 
>>> <BA433836.4942%bill at pacificcoast.net>
>>>
>>> I fear this may be the culprit behind A) Macjanitor not working all 
>>> of a
>>> sudden. B) SoftWare Update giving an Unexpected Error when checking 
>>> for
>>> Updates. C) Classic not wanting to Startup (which doesn't matter for 
>>> me
>>> anymore, because I just turfed it)
>>>
>>> Anyone else?
>>>
>>> On 1/9/03 2:26 PM, "John Pariseau" <simplymail at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Apple's discussions:
>>>>
>>>> http://discussions.info.apple.com
>>>>
>>>> Under the Safari Discussions.
>>>>
>>>> It appears some have had their users folders wiped due to Safari 
>>>> downloading
>>>> a file, and incorrectly naming it. Don't take my word for it - go 
>>>> to the
>>>> discussions. It is under the Danger Danger thread.
>>>>
>>>> I am using Safari, and have had no downloading problems *yet*.
>>>>
>>>> PBG4 550, 10.2.2, Safari 1.0
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Bill Reburn
>>>
>> Sounds like a permissions problem to me. Have you run "repair 
>> permissions"?
>> Chris
>>
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> Bill Reburn
>
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