>> 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: OT or not, this was the most interesting discussion on the list in a while, thanks guys. I filed all the posts away in case God forbid I ever need them. Thanks again to Bruce and Marty, etc. Greg Cortelyou
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