[G4] [Fwd: Hosed]

[James Pacyga]

Actually I think the proper command is:

sudo rm <file name>

su is to perform a super user change of acct, while sudo allows one  
to execute a command under a super user identity while remaining in a  
normal user shell before and after.  You will need to authenticate  
using your password assuming you are the administrator.  If you are  
not, you may have to su to the root account (in which case you need  
to set up the root password in NetInfo).

PS. NEVER NEVER use *.* for the rm command or you will do horrible  
things.

On Jan 30, 2006, at 08:47 , Steve Goldstein wrote:

> One thing that might work, if you haven't already munged the system  
> too much:
>
> Locate the object that you need to trash.
>
> Open Terminal
>
> In Terminal, after the prompt, type: su rm <drag the object in here*>
>
> *by dragging the object that you need to trash, you will avoid  
> having to type in the full path name of the object; the system will  
> do it for you--neat trick that I learned from somebody else here a  
> few years ago.
>
> Hit Return, and, enter your administrator's password when asked.
>
> That ought'a do it.  But, if it does not, type: man rm
> to get the manual description of the Remove (rm) command.  You may  
> have to add one or two parameters to it to make it work; but I  
> don't think that you will need to do that.
>
> Be very careful using the rm command.  Because once it's gone, it's  
> gone!
>
> --Steve
>
> At 10:01 PM -0500 1/29/06, Norm wrote:
>> Used superduper to back up hard drive, made a disk image on the  
>> desktop.
>> Could not open it so trashed it. Could not empty the trash so  
>> tried to
>> force empty.
>
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