At 10:16 +0100 2002-10-08, william ross wrote: >hello, > >the 'repair file permissions' function of apple's disk utility appears >to be no respecter of boundaries: it cheerfully set all the files in >/usr/local/apache/bin and /usr/local/apache_proxy/bin to 644, for >example, despite the fact that they're owned by root. it seems to have >left everything in /sw/ alone, though.
Odd. I would have thought it would "reset" files to their "original state". Things in /usr/local should have no "original" state. Did you file a bug report with Apple? http://bugreporter.apple.com. Requires an Apple ADC membership. Lowest level is web-only and is free; just fill out the registration form. -- - Vicki Vicki Brown ZZZ Journeyman Sourceror: P.O. Box 1269 zz |\ _,,,---,,_ Scripts & Philtres San Bruno, CA zz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ Perl, Unix, MacOS 94066 USA |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] '---''(_/--' `-'\_) http://www.cfcl.com/~vlb