I deleted my /Library/Receipts. HELP
In a fit of complete stupidity I deleted the contents of the folder /Libary/Receipts to free up space.
I didn't realise it at the time, but this is an important folder.
I can't repair permissions any more.
I have learned my lesson. Knowledge Base article here suggests that I need to put back the basesystem.pkg receipt to correct the problem. Could someone please provide me with their copy of this file from /Library/Receipts from a working 10.3 installation.
thanks
Adamr
I didn't realise it at the time, but this is an important folder.
I can't repair permissions any more.
I have learned my lesson. Knowledge Base article here suggests that I need to put back the basesystem.pkg receipt to correct the problem. Could someone please provide me with their copy of this file from /Library/Receipts from a working 10.3 installation.
thanks
Adamr
Comments
Problem: Unable to Repair Disk Permissions?
In most cases, this is caused by the absence of certain package files in the /Library/Receipts folder. These files contain the information needed by Disk Utility and OnyX to repair disk permissions. Fortunately, the solution is simple. Insert the Panther (OS X 10.3) Install Disc 1 and double-click on the CD icon to open its root directory. Open the /System/Installation/Packages folder and copy the BaseSystem.pkg, AdditionalApplications.pkg, AdditionalFonts.pkg (if installed), any applicable packages which end in 'PrinterDrivers.pkg' and any applicable language packages to your /Library/Receipts folder.
This will allow Disk Utility's 'Repair Disk Permissions' to function again. Alternatively, you may be able to copy these files from another computer running Mac OS X 10.3.x.
I don't have another Mac, but when I get a moment I will install 10.3 on an external drive and copy those packages across too.
I don't want to copy from the install discs because that will copy the whole package. I believe that the receipts folder only contains a portion of the original package.
Cheers
Originally posted by adamr
In a fit of complete stupidity I deleted the contents of the folder /Libary/Receipts to free up space.
I didn't realise it at the time, but this is an important folder.
I can't repair permissions any more.
I have learned my lesson. Knowledge Base article here suggests that I need to put back the basesystem.pkg receipt to correct the problem. Could someone please provide me with their copy of this file from /Library/Receipts from a working 10.3 installation.
thanks
Adamr
Well i did the very same stupidity a couple of months ago. The solution was:
Repairing permissions from the installer CD, that easy.