Re: Removing Previous System Files
On Monday, October 6, 2003, at 10:56 PM, Tom Peterson wrote: Good luck. Unless you have enabled root access in netinfo, your admin password will not work using su- . Go to netinfo in the volume/applications/utilities. There is a menu item for enabling root access. It involves putting a password on the root login. Then su- will become very dangerous. :+) and work. then type sudo rm -r Previous\ Systems Note that they are using the sudo command and not su. They are two entirely separate commands. Sudo, followed by a command, will prompt you for your password. Once you successfully enter your password, that command will be run as the root (or another) user on the system. By default under OS X, the root user, and anyone with admin privileges (ie the user you created during your OS X install) will have the ability to run any command as root via sudo. This access is controlled by a file called /etc/sudoers, and can be edited with the visudo command. That file, and the command to edit it can be accessed only at the command line. Sudo is nice in that you can give someone rights to only run a single command or shell script as root, even if they are not a root or admin equivalent. Typing man sudo at the command prompt will give you a ton of information on the sudo command and all it's permutations. Hope this helps... Steve -- 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:[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 ---
Re: Removing Previous System Files
Tom Peterson wrote: Good luck. Unless you have enabled root access in netinfo, your admin password will not work using su- . Go to netinfo in the volume/applications/utilities. There is a menu item for enabling root access. It involves putting a password on the root login. Then su- will become very dangerous. :+) and work. Which is why I told him to use sudo instead... -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy 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:[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 ---
Removing Previous System Files
After days of struggling with OS 10.2.8 v.1, I gave up trying to fix the mess it was making of my Lombard and did an archive and re-install. Then I ran the 10.2.6 combo updater and I'm back to a stable state. I can run apps without the fear of my screen going all psychedelic on me. But, now I have a folder called previous systems on my hard drive. How do I get rid of the thing? Lawrence -- 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:[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 ---
Re: Removing Previous System Files
Huh? Delete it? Move it to the trash? BTW, Apple did release the final 10.2.8 update over the weekend. -Laurent. -- === Laurent DaudelinDeveloper, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA * Usual disclaimers apply * From: R. Lawrence Ballew [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 22:19:09 +0800 To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Removing Previous System Files After days of struggling with OS 10.2.8 v.1, I gave up trying to fix the mess it was making of my Lombard and did an archive and re-install. Then I ran the 10.2.6 combo updater and I'm back to a stable state. I can run apps without the fear of my screen going all psychedelic on me. But, now I have a folder called previous systems on my hard drive. How do I get rid of the thing? -- 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:[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 ---
Re: Removing Previous System Files
Yes, it should be so simple. But when I move the folder to the trash I'm told that I can't delete it because it belongs to root. Who is root and how do I get permission to delete this file? As for the final? 10.2.8 release, I think I'll give it a few days this time and let someone else work test this one. Larry On Monday, October 6, 2003, at 10:47 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: Huh? Delete it? Move it to the trash? BTW, Apple did release the final 10.2.8 update over the weekend. -Laurent. -- === Laurent DaudelinDeveloper, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA * Usual disclaimers apply * From: R. Lawrence Ballew [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 22:19:09 +0800 To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Removing Previous System Files After days of struggling with OS 10.2.8 v.1, I gave up trying to fix the mess it was making of my Lombard and did an archive and re-install. Then I ran the 10.2.6 combo updater and I'm back to a stable state. I can run apps without the fear of my screen going all psychedelic on me. But, now I have a folder called previous systems on my hard drive. How do I get rid of the thing? -- 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:[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 --- -- 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:[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 ---
Re: Removing Previous System Files
R. Lawrence Ballew wrote: Yes, it should be so simple. But when I move the folder to the trash I'm told that I can't delete it because it belongs to root. Who is root and how do I get permission to delete this file? root is the superuser account, who can do anything they want on a Unix system. (which is why root login is disabled on Macs out of the box) Try this, presuming you're an administrative user. Start Terminal. at the prompt type 'cd /' (without the ''s) then type sudo rm -r Previous\ Systems (or whatever the folder is called, exactly..if you start typing the name and hit the tab key in the Terminal, it will autocomplete the name if you've typed enough of it to be unique) This will delete that folder. As for the final? 10.2.8 release, I think I'll give it a few days this time and let someone else work test this one. Sigh..the *only* identified problem with 10.2.8 was that the ethernet driver for some G4 towers was messed up under *some* conditions. (if you used the 169.x.x.x non-routed subnet) If you'd updated to 10.2.8 before they pulled the update, then ran software update again, you got the new 10.2.8 update, which is 500k in size and explicitly says it's the fixed ethernet drivers for those G4 systems. *ALL* the other complaints of 10.2.8 did this to me and 10.2.8 did that to me and 10.2.8 ate my homework, drank the milk right from the jug and ran off with my girlfriend are largely mis-identification of other problems and blaming them on the update. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy 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:[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 ---
Re: Removing Previous System Files
On Monday, October 6, 2003, at 05:03 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: Start Terminal. at the prompt type 'cd /' (without the ''s) then type sudo rm -r Previous\ Systems (or whatever the folder is called, exactly..if you start typing the name and hit the tab key in the Terminal, it will autocomplete the name if you've typed enough of it to be unique) Or Start Terminal Type sudo rm -r followed by a space Drag the item you wish to delete onto the Terminal window, and it will fill in the complete path for you. Press return and enter your User password when asked. Cheers - Steve K. -- 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:[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 ---
Re: Removing Previous System Files
Good luck. Unless you have enabled root access in netinfo, your admin password will not work using su- . Go to netinfo in the volume/applications/utilities. There is a menu item for enabling root access. It involves putting a password on the root login. Then su- will become very dangerous. :+) and work. -Original Message- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Kidd Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 6:17 PM To: G-Books Subject: Re: Removing Previous System Files On Monday, October 6, 2003, at 05:03 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: Start Terminal. at the prompt type 'cd /' (without the ''s) then type sudo rm -r Previous\ Systems (or whatever the folder is called, exactly..if you start typing the name and hit the tab key in the Terminal, it will autocomplete the name if you've typed enough of it to be unique) Or Start Terminal Type sudo rm -r followed by a space Drag the item you wish to delete onto the Terminal window, and it will fill in the complete path for you. Press return and enter your User password when asked. Cheers - Steve K. -- 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:[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 --- -- 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:[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 ---
Re: Removing Previous System Files
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106290 -Original Message- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Peterson Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 8:57 PM To: G-Books Subject: Re: Removing Previous System Files Good luck. Unless you have enabled root access in netinfo, your admin password will not work using su- . Go to netinfo in the volume/applications/utilities. There is a menu item for enabling root access. It involves putting a password on the root login. Then su- will become very dangerous. :+) and work. -Original Message- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Kidd Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 6:17 PM To: G-Books Subject: Re: Removing Previous System Files On Monday, October 6, 2003, at 05:03 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: Start Terminal. at the prompt type 'cd /' (without the ''s) then type sudo rm -r Previous\ Systems (or whatever the folder is called, exactly..if you start typing the name and hit the tab key in the Terminal, it will autocomplete the name if you've typed enough of it to be unique) Or Start Terminal Type sudo rm -r followed by a space Drag the item you wish to delete onto the Terminal window, and it will fill in the complete path for you. Press return and enter your User password when asked. Cheers - Steve K. -- 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:[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 --- -- 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:[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 --- -- 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:[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 ---
