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Re: NEXTSTEP problem
Clifford T. Matthews (ctm@ardi.com) wrote:
> >>>>> "Andy" == Andy Wang <awang@plains.nodak.edu> writes:
> Andy> okay. quick question. running the beta1 demo under NEXTSTEP
> Andy> 3.3 on intel platform. I installed it with the script, then
> Andy> ran Executor.app as root, and it said that it setup the
> Andy> permissions. now whenever i run Executor as non root, i get
> Andy> the error The Browser's state could not be saved. I'm
> Andy> guessing this is some kind of persmissions problem.
> Andy> Executor is run suid root and the permissions on all the
> Andy> files in the Executor.app directory are writeable by root.
> Andy> so , any ideas how i can get around this error?
> Make the permissions of everything in ExecutorVolume writable by the
> person who will be using Executor. Specifically:
> "/LocalApps/Executor.app/ExecutorVolume/System Folder" needs to be writable.
> --Cliff
> ctm@ardi.com
But if you are annoyed that other users are changing your system folder,
you can make copies of some of the files to your home directory. I have
some files copied (the System Folder in particular) and some are links.
If you install a new app, you have to add it appropriately. However,
you must be very careful to copy only what will change. You also need to set
some dwrites. My husband wrote a shell script to set this up. It appears
to work for us with NEXTSTEP and Executor. If you want to try it at your
own risk, send me email. If you are the only person using your machine,
do what Cliff suggests above. It's far easier.
Beth Katz
katz@cs.millersv.edu
p.s. I just installed ClarisWorks 4.0 enough to get it going under
system 7 faking. It seems to work. I have Executor 1.99q and NS 3.2
on NeXT and Intel.
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