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From: 105 on 12 Feb 2010 05:20 Hi x.6.2 imac27 I have the hd configured into 4 partitions cortex data (disk0s3) prior failsafe users directory is under / as normal, but the individual user directories have been migrated to data/ How do I repair permissions on a partition with no OS? (other than a get info make all enclosed...)
From: Tom Stiller on 12 Feb 2010 07:46 In article <4b752b63$0$8820$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>, 105 <cortical(a)internode.on.net> wrote: > Hi > > x.6.2 imac27 > > > I have the hd configured into 4 partitions > cortex > data (disk0s3) > prior > failsafe > > users directory is under / as normal, but the individual user > directories have been migrated to data/ > > How do I repair permissions on a partition with no OS? > (other than a get info make all enclosed...) The Disk Utility "Repair Permissions" option only applies to system and application files that have been installed with the Apple Installer and which have left the appropriate data files in /Library/Receipts. -- Tom Stiller PGP fingerprint = 5108 DDB2 9761 EDE5 E7E3 7BDA 71ED 6496 99C0 C7CF
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Kir=E1ly?= on 12 Feb 2010 10:11 105 <cortical(a)internode.on.net> wrote: > How do I repair permissions on a partition with no OS? You don't. Repair permissions has never touched anyone's user directories or personal files. It only fixes system files. > (other than a get info make all enclosed...) Post back with what you are really trying to do and we'll see if we cab help. -- K. Lang may your lum reek.
From: 105 on 14 Feb 2010 20:42 On 13/02/10 4:08 AM, Michael Vilain wrote: > In article<4b752b63$0$8820$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>, > 105<cortical(a)internode.on.net> wrote: > >> Hi >> >> x.6.2 imac27 >> >> >> I have the hd configured into 4 partitions >> cortex >> data (disk0s3) >> prior >> failsafe >> >> users directory is under / as normal, but the individual user >> directories have been migrated to data/ >> >> How do I repair permissions on a partition with no OS? >> (other than a get info make all enclosed...) > > You don't. If you have no OS, you need to install one. Or boot from a > repair CD like TechTool Pro and use their repair utilities. > just tried that with DiskWarrior - will not repair permissions on a partition without an OS on that permissions Have TTDeluxe which of course does not have the capability; could you confirm TTP does?
From: 105 on 14 Feb 2010 20:56
On 12/02/10 11:16 PM, Tom Stiller wrote: > In article<4b752b63$0$8820$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>, > 105<cortical(a)internode.on.net> wrote: > >> Hi >> >> x.6.2 imac27 >> >> >> I have the hd configured into 4 partitions >> cortex >> data (disk0s3) >> prior >> failsafe >> >> users directory is under / as normal, but the individual user >> directories have been migrated to data/ >> >> How do I repair permissions on a partition with no OS? >> (other than a get info make all enclosed...) > > The Disk Utility "Repair Permissions" option only applies to system and > application files that have been installed with the Apple Installer and > which have left the appropriate data files in /Library/Receipts. > ok, just tested that on another box duplicating a document file and resetting the permissions, repair mad no change I was understanding tat repair permissions did all files on a volume provided the volume had an OS. So files in Documents are not invisible/ignored by repair permissions. |