[X-Unix] Permissions Nightmare

[Jakob Peterhänsel]

I would get a copy of Print Setup Repair:
http://macupdate.com/info.php/id/8070/printer-setup-repair

You can use it for some daus, and it should be able to fix your  
problems.


     Jakob Peterhänsel

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On 18/10/2007, at 7.22, Thom Holland wrote:

> Ethan,
>
> Did you get this fixed?  I don't have a solution, I was just  
> curious.  Did you call the consultant?  He should have been able to  
> fix it.
>
> -Thom
>
>
>
> Ethan Rips wrote:
>> Hello, Unix gurus-- A consultant installed OS X 10.4.9 on my G5 as  
>> a straight upgrade, not as an archive-&-install. Ever since, I've  
>> been unable to print from any app without immediately crashing  
>> that app. I upgraded CUPS in hopes of dealing with the mess, but  
>> that didn't solve the problem, either. When I first upgraded CUPS,  
>> I was able to print from some apps (didn't try all of them), but  
>> the next day, the system reverted to its previous misbehavior.  
>> Recently I was informed that there are font problems with 10.4.9 &  
>> was advised to upgrade to 10.4.10, which I did the other day.  
>> Quark now works. However, I still cannot print from any app  
>> without crashing the app in question. When I try to connect to a  
>> printer via Printer Setup Utility, I get a prompt saying I can't  
>> connect due to server-error-server (or some such thing) or (today)  
>> I can't open Printer Setup Utility because "an unexpected error  
>> occurred (-10810)". In addition, I now get a prompt when I try to  
>> empty the trash that I don't have sufficient privileges to perform  
>> that action. I can do some basic stuff on the command line,  
>> although I'm certainly no guru. Can anyone give me any tips on  
>> this at all? I'm really at a loss as to what to do about this  
>> mess. Thanks. Ethan
>
> -- 
> Thom Holland
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