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  • Thanks fo your help, dobby, but another user in a different Unix forum showed me this: echo "nobody:*:-2:-2::0:0:Unprivileged User:/var/empty:/usr/bin/false" | sudo niload passwd . which worked. Appreciate you taking the time though.
    in Adding Netinfo User via Terminal Comment by mcsjgs December 2004
  • I dunno. Get Info says the old version number, a search in Finder says the same old version number, and About has a 2003 date and the old version number. I've rebooted and logged off as well. Edited: It says it was modified on 12/10/04, so someth…
    in Apple releases Mac OS X 10.3.7 Update Comment by mcsjgs December 2004
  • I've never understood why Apple doesn't allow you to pre-order and charge your credit card when they ship, like Amazon does. Wouldn't that let them gauge manufacturing how many CDs (or DVDs) better? Just a thought.
    in When Tiger goes on sale, do you purchase the full version or an upgrade? Comment by mcsjgs December 2004
  • I also have the old Preview and I used the combo update.
    in Apple releases Mac OS X 10.3.7 Update Comment by mcsjgs December 2004
  • Try Calculate Size CM, a contextual menu plug-in here (bottom of page) http://www.pixture.com/macosx.php or here for direct download link: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/11354
    in disk housekeeping Comment by mcsjgs December 2004
  • I'm sure you are correct, but when I look at the hidden files on my HD, a lot of what appear to be core functions start with the "." . That's what concerns me as normally these functions don't change on a daily basis.
    in Root permissions being repaired daily. Why? Comment by mcsjgs December 2004
  • I think most people replying are missing my point. I'm not concerned with anything but the root directory permissions (".") being repaired daily. This is what has never happened before, and I don't like the fact that something is messing with the pe…
    in Root permissions being repaired daily. Why? Comment by mcsjgs December 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by jwri004 This is a standard repair. It happens for everyone, and has happened for a long time...... Do not fret. Actually, I do fret because this portion: Permissions differ on ., should be drwxrwxr-t , t…
    in Root permissions being repaired daily. Why? Comment by mcsjgs December 2004
  • Thanks for the suggestions. I found a free app (audacity) that will work on MP4 files but not protected tracks. I turned off sound enhancer, and I noticed a small difference. I'll look at audio hijack to see if does what I want. Dare I say, these ap…
    in How To Alter iTunes purchased music? Comment by mcsjgs September 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by hmurchison Check www.osxaudio.com for two track editors. There might be some low cost apps that will do what you want. Thanks for your suggestion. Pardon the dumb question, but what kind of app am I looking for? So…
    in How To Alter iTunes purchased music? Comment by mcsjgs September 2004
  • Spoke too soon. Speech loaded properly once. Next time it crashed again. I can't get it running. I am baffled.
    in Speech System Preference Always Crashes Comment by mcsjgs September 2004
  • Never mind about this. I finally got it to work by booting off another HD using 10.3.5 and copying two speech preference files com.apple.speech.prefs.plist com.apple.speech.recognition.AppleSpeechRecognitio n.prefs.plist to the affected HD's…
    in Speech System Preference Always Crashes Comment by mcsjgs September 2004
  • Unfortunately HP uses Vise installers, not pkg files. Perhaps this is the reason. Edited: There is no receipt in the Library/Receipts folder
    in Ignore System Profiler "incorrect permissions"? Comment by mcsjgs September 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by tommy_thompson Will this work on 10.3.5? After installing it, it starts up VERY slow. I even did a defrag on it in hopes that would help it- nothing improved. Ideas? Thanks in advance! It was my understanding th…
    in Slow 10.3.2 Boot Fix Posted Comment by mcsjgs September 2004
  • I had installed the 10.3.3 update from Software Update yesterday. Then today Apple came out with the combo updater, a little less than 10MB bigger (67.6MB, I think). For a giggle, I downloaded it and installed it. To my surprise, it seems to have ad…
    in 10.3.3 is officially out - anyone install it yet? Comment by mcsjgs March 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by quagmire I can't download the panther update. It keeps on running into errors. Please help. Have you tried downloading it from here: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/
    in can't install 10.3.3 Comment by mcsjgs March 2004
  • I am impressed with how much Apple has changed with the 10.3.3 update. If you go to System Profiler>Software>Extensions and do a date search, you will see that well over half of all the Apple extensions have been modified and now carry a March…
    in 10.3.3 is officially out - anyone install it yet? Comment by mcsjgs March 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by MasonMcD Maybe you should try the following: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.p...31227084312338 Do read all the comments, particularly the ones about removing the hard link and substituting a symlink. You shou…
    in Mac OS X 10.3.3 (Including 7F32) Comment by mcsjgs March 2004
  • Brad, Just to make sure I hadn't overlooked anything, I went through every top folder on the startup HD and forced a prebind. The system log reported no errors. Then I restarted. Same thing. All programs in startup file went through prebinding, a…
    in Mac OS X 10.3.3 (Including 7F32) Comment by mcsjgs March 2004
  • I think your idea of a maintenance system pref is long overdue in OS X along with a function similar to anachron which would run the maintenance tasks regardless of when your computer was on.
    in plist corruption tests Comment by mcsjgs March 2004