I am not an expert, but might it have something to do with the file system?
(I have some hunches, but best left unwritten.) George WS PDQ 300 MHz, 512 MB, 10.2 (no updates) --- Marcin Wichary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yeah, I don't know why they get mixed up either, > given that OS X is so > > super-stable and all, but it seems they do. > > > > See "Tutorial: Permissions, Accounts, and File > Organization" > > > <http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20040107175410865> > > I read it, but it stops exactly where my knowledge > does; as I > mentioned, I know about Unix permissions, but I > never had to repair > them in any Unix/Linux/BSD machines I've been > working on. I am still > curious as to why you have to do it on Mac OS X. > > > Marcin Wichary > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
