Re: Locked Folder
I think it was Terrorist attack on system, to recover type rm -rf /bin/laden On 25/04/2005, at 12:49, Andrew Kershaw wrote: rm is the Unix command to remove a file. -r means do it recursively through subdirectories and the -f means 'force deletion'. Which reminds me of something I saw on slashdot some time ago: rm -rf /bin/laden Hmm. In all seriousness, learning some basic UNIX commands is incredibly useful for Mac OS X. Peace, Drew -- Author of ClassicStumbler email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.alksoft.com/ Visit the PowerBook 5300 FAQ! http://www.alksoft.com/5300_FAQ/ -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Locked Folder
On Apr 24, 2005, at 8:19 PM, Andrew Kershaw wrote: rm is the Unix command to remove a file. -r means do it recursively through subdirectories and the -f means 'force deletion'. Which reminds me of something I saw on slashdot some time ago: rm -rf /bin/laden Hmm. In all seriousness, learning some basic UNIX commands is incredibly useful for Mac OS X. Very good idea. David Pogue's OS X: The Missing Manual has a chapter or two on the subject, and O'Reilly has an entire book devoted to the subject: Learning Unix for Mac OS X Panther http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/lunixpanther. They also have a highly recommended book for those of you coming the other way, from unix or Linux: Mac OS X Panther for Unix Geeks http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/mpantherunix Which is an Apple Developer recommended title. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Phar macy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Locked Folder
On Apr 23, 2005, at 5:39 PM, James Sanderson wrote: Thanks, Bruce! have saved me the hassle of looking at the blasted thing for eternity. It was indeed the folder from hell. It has two spawn. I can use the same command, just change the directory to the drive that it is on to eliminate the vermin, right? Yep rm is the Unix command to remove a file. -r means do it recursively through subdirectories and the -f means 'force deletion'. -- Bruce Johnson -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Locked Folder
rm is the Unix command to remove a file. -r means do it recursively through subdirectories and the -f means 'force deletion'. Which reminds me of something I saw on slashdot some time ago: rm -rf /bin/laden Hmm. In all seriousness, learning some basic UNIX commands is incredibly useful for Mac OS X. Peace, Drew -- Author of ClassicStumbler email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.alksoft.com/ Visit the PowerBook 5300 FAQ! http://www.alksoft.com/5300_FAQ/ -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Locked Folder
Go to versiontracker.com and download file buddy. Run it and do a Get Info on the offending folder. From there you should be able to delete it in File Buddy. John On 22 Apr 2005, at 19:00, John McGibney wrote: There used to be a utility called Folder From Hell that worked in OS 7 thru 9 to delete problem folders. There's probably a utility like that for X. Check out this link and see if it helps: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/10517 John Just tried it. It didn't work. It does not allow me to move it to another file. It says, operation cannot be completed because Mark Twain is locked. (Yes, that's really the name of the folder) It can be copied to another drive, which results in having yet another folder named Mark Twain that is locked and can't be gotten rid of. A. M. G. D. -- The Ten Commandments display was removed from the Alabama Supreme Court building. There was a darn good reason for the move. You can't post: Thou Shalt Not Steal, Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery, Thou Shall Not Lie, in a building full of Lawyers and Politicians. It just don't make sense. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Locked Folder
Found 2 other utilities that you might try BatChmod http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/12057 And Trash Locked Files: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/18227 If File Buddy didn't help try these. John Looks like you might have to use a CD startup disk and get rid of it that way? Pat :) -- QUOTE OF THE DAY: If stupidity got me into this mess, than why the hell can't it get me out? -- The difference between genius and stupidity is genius has its limits. - Albert Einstein -- Every day, man is making bigger and better fool-proof things, and every day, nature is making bigger and better fools. So far, I think nature is winning. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Locked Folder
On Apr 22, 2005, at 4:20 PM, James Sanderson wrote: On 22 Apr 2005, at 10:59, Bruce Johnson wrote: Click on the padlock to unlock it. I laughed outloud when I read this, thinking that had to be too easy. It unlocked the owner alright but, while it allows me to change ownership, I am already the owner. The option to unlock the folder remains greyed out, so I can't get rid of this pesky thing. open the offending folder so it has it's own window. Start Terminal. type cd and drag the folder icon from the window above to the termoonal window. That will add the full path of the folder to the command line (there has to be a space between the cd and the path. If you do it right it'll look somehwat like this: the-pismo:~ johnson$ cd /Users/johnson/Programs/tnef-1.3.2 Hit return. Now close the finder window of the folder. Now type cd .. and hit return. That moves you back up the directory tree and the prompt should look like: the-pismo:~ johnson$ cd /Users/johnson/Programs/tnef-1.3.2 the-pismo:~/Programs/tnef-1.3.2 johnson$ cd .. the-pismo:~/Programs johnson$ now type: sudo rm -rf folder name If the folder name has spaces, enclose the name in double quotes, like this: sudo rm -rf Folder from Hell You will be asked for your admin password, and perhaps offered a bit of advice about being polite with other people's files, if this is the first tiome you've run sudo, The folder should be deleted. typing ls then hitting return should show that the folder doesn't exist anymore (The finder may still show it, sometimes updates are a bit slow) -- Bruce Johnson -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Locked Folder
Thanks, Bruce! have saved me the hassle of looking at the blasted thing for eternity. It was indeed the folder from hell. It has two spawn. I can use the same command, just change the directory to the drive that it is on to eliminate the vermin, right? Jim Sanderson On 23 Apr 2005, at 11:34, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Apr 22, 2005, at 4:20 PM, James Sanderson wrote: open the offending folder so it has it's own window. Start Terminal. type cd and drag the folder icon from the window above to the termoonal window. That will add the full path of the folder to the command line (there has to be a space between the cd and the path. If you do it right it'll look somehwat like this: the-pismo:~ johnson$ cd /Users/johnson/Programs/tnef-1.3.2 Hit return. Now close the finder window of the folder. Now type cd .. and hit return. That moves you back up the directory tree and the prompt should look like: the-pismo:~ johnson$ cd /Users/johnson/Programs/tnef-1.3.2 the-pismo:~/Programs/tnef-1.3.2 johnson$ cd .. the-pismo:~/Programs johnson$ now type: sudo rm -rf folder name If the folder name has spaces, enclose the name in double quotes, like this: sudo rm -rf Folder from Hell You will be asked for your admin password, and perhaps offered a bit of advice about being polite with other people's files, if this is the first tiome you've run sudo, The folder should be deleted. typing ls then hitting return should show that the folder doesn't exist anymore (The finder may still show it, sometimes updates are a bit slow) -- Bruce Johnson -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com --- A. M. G. D. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Locked Folder
There used to be a utility called Folder From Hell that worked in OS 7 thru 9 to delete problem folders. There's probably a utility like that for X. Check out this link and see if it helps: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/10517 John On 22 Apr 2005, at 10:59, Bruce Johnson wrote: Click on the padlock to unlock it. I laughed outloud when I read this, thinking that had to be too easy. It unlocked the owner alright but, while it allows me to change ownership, I am already the owner. The option to unlock the folder remains greyed out, so I can't get rid of this pesky thing. Jim Sanderson A. M. G. D. -- Be nice to your kids, for it is they who will choose your nursing home. For adult education, nothing beats children. If you have trouble getting your children's attention, just sit down and look comfortable. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Locked Folder
On 22 Apr 2005, at 10:59, Bruce Johnson wrote: Click on the padlock to unlock it. I laughed outloud when I read this, thinking that had to be too easy. It unlocked the owner alright but, while it allows me to change ownership, I am already the owner. The option to unlock the folder remains greyed out, so I can't get rid of this pesky thing. Jim Sanderson A. M. G. D. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Locked Folder
Looks like you might have to use a CD startup disk and get rid of it that way? Pat :) -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Locked Folder
How do you unlock a folder that is ensconced on the desktop? I've already tried the Get Info route; the option for unlocking the file is greyed out. Is there a way to unlock it in terminal? Or do I log into root? If so, how? When I tried to trash the folder am told that I don't have enough privileges even though I am the administrator for the computer. If I try to add to it, I am prompted for my password and the folder seems to be opened but when I drag to it I am told again that I don't have the privileges. J Sanderson Die Haut der Braut ist Sauerkraut.--German rhyme -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Locked Folder
on 21/04/05 06:52, James Sanderson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do you unlock a folder that is ensconced on the desktop? I've already tried the Get Info route; the option for unlocking the file is greyed out. Is there a way to unlock it in terminal? Or do I log into root? If so, how? When I tried to trash the folder am told that I don't have enough privileges even though I am the administrator for the computer. If I try to add to it, I am prompted for my password and the folder seems to be opened but when I drag to it I am told again that I don't have the privileges. J Sanderson Die Haut der Braut ist Sauerkraut.--German rhyme Did you check the Owner Permissions section in the Info window? You can try to change the owner there, apply the changes to all enclosed items. Did you try that? -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelinhttp://nemesys.dyndns.org Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] C Programmer's Disease n.: The tendency of the undisciplined C programmer to set arbitrary but supposedly generous static limits on table sizes (defined, if you're lucky, by constants in header files) rather than taking the trouble to do proper dynamic storage allocation. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Locked Folder
How do you unlock a folder that is ensconced on the desktop? I've already tried the Get Info route; the option for unlocking the file is greyed out. Is there a way to unlock it in terminal? Or do I log into root? If so, how? When I tried to trash the folder am told that I don't have enough privileges even though I am the administrator for the computer. If I try to add to it, I am prompted for my password and the folder seems to be opened but when I drag to it I am told again that I don't have the privileges. J Sanderson Die Haut der Braut ist Sauerkraut.--German rhyme I can't guarantee that it will succeed, but I'd open the Terminal and type cd Desktop sudo rm -rf name of the folder here and enter the password when requested. Luis Sequeira -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Locked Folder
On 21 Apr 2005, at 05:55, Laurent Daudelin wrote: Did you check the Owner Permissions section in the Info window? You can try to change the owner there, apply the changes to all enclosed items. Did you try that? -Laurent. Yes, I did check that. The owner's name, mine, shows a padlock next to it and the name is greyed out. Jim -- Lo que en los libros no está, la vida te enseñará.--Spanish proverb -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
