[X-Unix] Re: Updates & login weirdness

[Ethan Rips]

On Jun 2, 2005, at 7:32 PM, Eugene <list-themacintoshguy at fsck.net> 
wrote:

> I've never heard of that error message before on anything OS X.
> Which method did you use to copy the files?  psync?  ditto?

I used ditto.

[SNIP]

> When you boot into single-user mode, the hard drive itself is
> not "ready" to be used by OS X.  At this point, it is mounted
> as a read-only volume.  You need to run the following commands:
>
> 	/sbin/fsck -y
> 	/sbin/mount -uw
> 	/sbin/SystemStarter

I'd run the first two listed above, but not SystemStarter. I'll try 
that after the diskutil repairPermissions process finishes (by which 
time I'll be ready for Social Security--assuming that still exists).    
;-)

Thanks.

Ethan