Re: Scripting Additions
Re: Scripting Additions
- Subject: Re: Scripting Additions
- From: Paul Berkowitz <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 20:29:57 -0700
On 5/29/02 6:20 PM, "Simon Kornblith (Mailing Lists)" <email@hidden>
wrote:
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On 5/29/02 9:06 PM, "Ric Phillips" <email@hidden> wrote:
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>> Go to HD_Name/Users/User_Name/Library/
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>> Create a new folder called "ScriptingAdditions". Fill it!
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> But then it will be available only to any one logged in as "User_Name", will
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> it not?
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> For a system-wide (all-user) addition you would have to install it in
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> HD_Name/System/Library/ScriptingAdditions/
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> While logged in as root - and then make sure the read and execute bits are
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> set to everyone.
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Not a good idea. Make a new folder at /Library called "ScriptingAdditions"
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and put it in there. Nothing should touch the /System directory except for
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system updaters. (Also this way you don't need root access)
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Correct (almost):
/Library/ScriptingAdditions/
NOT
/System/Library/ScriptingAdditions/
You must not even think of touching that one. (And you'd probably lose your
folder at the next OS update if you did.)
--
Paul Berkowitz
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