[X-Unix] Permissions Nightmare

[Thom Holland]

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

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Thom Holland


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