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

Bill Reburn bill at pacificcoast.net
Fri Jan 10 09:50:55 PST 2003


Great Info.

All over my head but thanks for the clarification bisk!


On 1/10/03 9:41 AM, "MarketLogix Developer" <bisk at eqtc.com> wrote:

> 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





Bill Reburn



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