Marty Lindower wrote: > Thank you everyone!! Ctrl-S (not just S) at startup got me into single-user mode, >then chown and chmod did the trick. You guys are all great... saved me from MAJOR >headaches, backing up 25 gigs onto CD's and buying a new HD. >
Thanks I could help a little...Jeremy did more, since he came in with the correct key sequence ;-) There's a reasonably good book out (several people have told me so, but I haven't seen it) The Mac OSX Missing Manual, by David Pogue: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/macosxmm/ And a more general Unix introduction: Learning the UnixOperating System http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/lunix5/ Oreilly books are in general, some of the best reference books I've ever read. They are well written by people who really know their stuff, and every sysadmin I know swears by them; we have a multitude here in the office. The Missing Manual series they have for the Mac is quite good. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
