The National Enquirer reports at 2:57 PM -0400 10/3/04, Laurent Daudelin wrote:
>There are certainly misconception about those scripts, what they do and what >they are useful for. > >First of all, NetInfo is almost never used. In my 14 years of using >NeXTStep/Mac OS X, I've never backed up and restored the NetInfo database. >Much of system information is kept in various config files that don't have >anything to do with the NetInfo database. I wasn't quoting myself, or simply giving my own opinion, I was quoting guys who know a whole lot more about it than I do. "Vitally important" was term they used. "<shrug> >As far as I know, none of the scripts will refresh the cache. You have to >use an utility that will just do that, like Panther Cache Cleaner or Onyx. I stand corrected. I misread a statement and missed the "not" in "not system cache files." Log files are updated, not cache files. <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107388> states: Mac OS X periodically runs background tasks that, in part, remove system files that are no longer needed. This includes purging older information from log files or deleting certain temporary items. These tasks do not run if the computer is shut down or in sleep mode. If the tasks do not run, it is possible that certain log files (such as system.log) may become very large. >If those scripts were that important, don't you think that Apple would have >put something to run them or accomplish what they do on a regular basis? Apple did. :-) The scripts will run without any action whatsoever if the machine is on. Why are they scheduled at those weird times? I assume because they were thought to be the best times to find the computer not being used (I seem to recall that the scripts won't run if the computer is being used). Thanks for correcting my misstatement, Bob -- If replying privately, please include my name in the To: address, so that my filters won't send your reply to the trash. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
