Re: OSX File Permissions Question

2004-08-17 Thread Geoffrey Stormzand
the easiest way to delete those files is login as root and you'll be able to drag them all to the trash. geoffrey.Stormzand storm.Consulting Las Vegas, NV USA Finally in Perth--- Trigg Beach rocks!! On Aug 13, 2004, at 6:39 PM, aurora wrote: Hi, I have a question I am hoping the list can

Re: OSX File Permissions Question

2004-08-17 Thread Shay Telfer
the easiest way to delete those files is login as root and you'll be able to drag them all to the trash. Except that the root user is disabled by default under OS X. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia

Re: OSX File Permissions Question

2004-08-17 Thread Shay Telfer
On 17/08/2004, at 3:29 PM, Shay Telfer wrote: the easiest way to delete those files is login as root and you'll be able to drag them all to the trash. Except that the root user is disabled by default under OS X. Have fun, Shay Activate the Root Account You should make sure you disable it

Re: OSX File Permissions Question

2004-08-17 Thread James Devenish
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Tue, Aug 17, 2004 at 03:56:25PM +0800, Shay Telfer wrote: Activate the Root Account You should make sure you disable it when you're finished, as it's an account that's commonly used by security exploits. The fact that Mac OS X ships with it disabled by default

Re: OSX File Permissions Question

2004-08-15 Thread Ronda Brown
On 14/08/2004, at 9:39 AM, aurora wrote: Hi, I have a question I am hoping the list can answer. A friend is running OSX and has deleted a login account. The files associated with that user have been left behind and she now wishes to delete them but the files say they belong to the system

Re: OSX File Permissions Question

2004-08-15 Thread Shay Telfer
Hi, I have a question I am hoping the list can answer. A friend is running OSX and has deleted a login account. The files associated with that user have been left behind and she now wishes to delete them but the files say they belong to the system Can anyone please advise as to how I can

OSX File Permissions Question

2004-08-14 Thread aurora
Hi, I have a question I am hoping the list can answer. A friend is running OSX and has deleted a login account. The files associated with that user have been left behind and she now wishes to delete them but the files say they belong to the system Can anyone please advise as to how I can delete