June 2006 - Installer-dev - lists.apple.com

Re: Where did the group 'wheel' come from?
by Chris Woods 14 Jun '06

14 Jun '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On Jun 13, 2006, at 1:46 PM, Frederick C. Lee wrote: I'm curious to the purpose of 'wheel' as a group. I've been changing the group to 'admin'. Chris Woods bitspace(a)mac.com _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.… The 'wheel' group is a legacy of the BSD foundation of OS X. Traditionally any user account not in the 'wheel' group is not able to su to the root account. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Where did the group 'wheel' come from?
by Frederick C. Lee 13 Jun '06

13 Jun '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com I'm curious to the purpose of 'wheel' as a group. I've been changing the group to 'admin'. Any Ideas? Ric. On Jun 12, 2006, at 4:38 PM, Stéphane Sudre wrote: root:wheel and 755 for all components? _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.… What would be the recommended permissions for the /usr/local/bin file hierarchy? This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: /usr/local/bin recommended permissions?
by Wayne Linder 12 Jun '06

12 Jun '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcaOeiaEZS07XPptEdqdBAANk8GE7A== Thread-topic: /usr/local/bin recommended permissions? User-agent: Microsoft-Entourage/11.2.3.060209 Those are the permissions we have used, with good results (i.e. The durn thing worked). Wayne > From: Stéphane Sudre <ssudre2(a)wanadoo.fr> > Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 01:38:00 +0200 > To: <installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com> > Subject: /usr/local/bin recommended permissions? > > What would be the recommended permissions for the /usr/local/bin file > hierarchy? > > root:wheel and 755 for all components? > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/linder%40iomega.com > > This email sent to linder(a)iomega.com _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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/usr/local/bin recommended permissions?
by Stéphane Sudre 12 Jun '06

12 Jun '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com root:wheel and 755 for all components? _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.… What would be the recommended permissions for the /usr/local/bin file hierarchy? This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Unable to Upgrade OS X {via MacOSXUpdate10.4.3Patch.pkg}
by Frederick C. Lee 12 Jun '06

12 Jun '06

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Re: Unable to Upgrade OS X {via MacOSXUpdate10.4.3Patch.pkg}
by Christopher Ryan 12 Jun '06

12 Jun '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Chris The following is the dump of the log file. Any remedies? Regards, Ric. _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/ryanc%40apple.com _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.… The package you are using is a patch package, which can only patch a very specific system. Your system is disqualified because the Address Book Telephony bundle version is not the version it expects. You are best off just going to Software Update (Software Update will figure out a specific patch that will work for your machine, if it is available) or http://www.apple.com/support/tiger/ and getting the full packages. Greetings: I blew corrupted my OS so I decided to reinstall OS X (Tiger), using the archive mode to preserve the previous edition. The installation was successful but I hit a brick wall when trying to upgrade the 10.4.2 to 10.4.3 en route towards 10.4.6. I'm using the packages kept from previous upgrades. This has happen with other packages before. I believe the failure is based on: fail, because com.apple.AddressBook.Telephony actualBV 4.0.0.4610000 != preBV 4.0.2.4750000 But I don't have any clue what that means, nor can I find any reference to it on disk. = = = = = = = = = = ====================================================================== Jun 11 14:12:35 RicMac : User picked Easy Install Jun 11 14:12:35 RicMac : Choices selected for installation: Jun 11 14:12:35 RicMac : Install: "Mac OS X Update" Jun 11 14:12:35 RicMac : Install: "Mac OS X Update" Jun 11 14:12:35 RicMac : MacOSXUpdate10.4.3Patch.pkg : manual : 1.0.0.590300.1733 Jun 11 14:12:35 RicMac : = = = = = = = = = = ====================================================================== Jun 11 14:12:35 RicMac : It took 0.013303 seconds to summarize the package selections. Jun 11 14:12:36 RicMac : Starting installation: Jun 11 14:12:36 RicMac : Preparing volume "Tiger2" for installation Jun 11 14:12:36 RicMac : Configuring volume "Tiger2" Jun 11 14:12:37 RicMac : Preparing local booted disk Jun 11 14:12:37 RicMac : Create temporary directory "/private/tmp/ MacOSXUpdate10.4.3Patch.pkg.269onGGw9" Jun 11 14:12:37 RicMac : run preflight script for Mac OS X Update Jun 11 14:12:37 RicMac : Processing Mac OS X Update: Jun 11 14:12:37 RicMac : Initialize patching Jun 11 14:12:37 RicMac : === Starting check on volume / Jun 11 14:12:37 RicMac : fail, because com.apple.AddressBook.Telephony actualBV 4.0.0.4610000 != preBV 4.0.2.4750000 Jun 11 14:12:37 RicMac : Install failed: Cannot install patch package. Patching initialization failed. Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : Private/Total = (7.8MB, 66.9MB), Heap/ Total = (3.8MB, 19.1MB), Regions(malloc, private) = (38, 34) Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : It took 1.429175 seconds to unsuccessfully install "Mac OS X Update" (1 pkg(s)) Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : It took 1.020836 seconds to Configuring volume "Tiger2" (dm prepare*disk) Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : It took 0.023157 seconds to Create temporary directory "/private/tmp/MacOSXUpdate10.4.3Patch.pkg. 269onGGw9" Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : It took 0.101715 seconds to run preflight script for Mac OS X Update Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : It took 0.282865 seconds to Install Mac OS X Update: 20 elements Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : It took 0.269463 seconds to unsuccessfully Install package Mac OS X Update Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : It took 0.269087 seconds to Initialize patching Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : Summary Information Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : Type Elapsed time (sec) Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : patch 0.269087 Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : script 0.101715 Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : zero 0.024093 Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : disk 1.020878 Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : install 0.282865 This email sent to ryanc(a)apple.com This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Unable to Upgrade OS X {via MacOSXUpdate10.4.3Patch.pkg}
by Frederick C. Lee 12 Jun '06

12 Jun '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com The following is the dump of the log file. Any remedies? Regards, Ric. _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.… Greetings: I blew corrupted my OS so I decided to reinstall OS X (Tiger), using the archive mode to preserve the previous edition. The installation was successful but I hit a brick wall when trying to upgrade the 10.4.2 to 10.4.3 en route towards 10.4.6. I'm using the packages kept from previous upgrades. This has happen with other packages before. I believe the failure is based on: fail, because com.apple.AddressBook.Telephony actualBV 4.0.0.4610000 != preBV 4.0.2.4750000 But I don't have any clue what that means, nor can I find any reference to it on disk. ======================================================================== ======== Jun 11 14:12:35 RicMac : User picked Easy Install Jun 11 14:12:35 RicMac : Choices selected for installation: Jun 11 14:12:35 RicMac : Install: "Mac OS X Update" Jun 11 14:12:35 RicMac : Install: "Mac OS X Update" Jun 11 14:12:35 RicMac : MacOSXUpdate10.4.3Patch.pkg : manual : 1.0.0.590300.1733 Jun 11 14:12:35 RicMac : ======================================================================== ======== Jun 11 14:12:35 RicMac : It took 0.013303 seconds to summarize the package selections. Jun 11 14:12:36 RicMac : Starting installation: Jun 11 14:12:36 RicMac : Preparing volume "Tiger2" for installation Jun 11 14:12:36 RicMac : Configuring volume "Tiger2" Jun 11 14:12:37 RicMac : Preparing local booted disk Jun 11 14:12:37 RicMac : Create temporary directory "/private/tmp/ MacOSXUpdate10.4.3Patch.pkg.269onGGw9" Jun 11 14:12:37 RicMac : run preflight script for Mac OS X Update Jun 11 14:12:37 RicMac : Processing Mac OS X Update: Jun 11 14:12:37 RicMac : Initialize patching Jun 11 14:12:37 RicMac : === Starting check on volume / Jun 11 14:12:37 RicMac : fail, because com.apple.AddressBook.Telephony actualBV 4.0.0.4610000 != preBV 4.0.2.4750000 Jun 11 14:12:37 RicMac : Install failed: Cannot install patch package. Patching initialization failed. Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : Private/Total = (7.8MB, 66.9MB), Heap/Total = (3.8MB, 19.1MB), Regions(malloc, private) = (38, 34) Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : It took 1.429175 seconds to unsuccessfully install "Mac OS X Update" (1 pkg(s)) Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : It took 1.020836 seconds to Configuring volume "Tiger2" (dm prepare*disk) Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : It took 0.023157 seconds to Create temporary directory "/private/tmp/MacOSXUpdate10.4.3Patch.pkg.269onGGw9" Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : It took 0.101715 seconds to run preflight script for Mac OS X Update Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : It took 0.282865 seconds to Install Mac OS X Update: 20 elements Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : It took 0.269463 seconds to unsuccessfully Install package Mac OS X Update Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : It took 0.269087 seconds to Initialize patching Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : Summary Information Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : Type Elapsed time (sec) Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : patch 0.269087 Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : script 0.101715 Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : zero 0.024093 Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : disk 1.020878 Jun 11 14:12:38 RicMac : install 0.282865 This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: How to do something (like launch an app) at the VERY end of an install?
by Bill Coderre 08 Jun '06

08 Jun '06

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Re: Uninstallation of plug-ins
by Wayne Linder 07 Jun '06

07 Jun '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcaKhizjazjnjPZ5Edqs+wANk8GE7A== Thread-topic: Uninstallation of plug-ins User-agent: Microsoft-Entourage/11.2.3.060209 _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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RE: How to do something (like launch an app) at the VERY end of an install?
by Steve Johnson 07 Jun '06

07 Jun '06

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcaKgj3Srk0h/+NmT5yE6cwdNOVlwQAAUUXA Thread-topic: How to do something (like launch an app) at the VERY end of an install? _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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