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Instead of Apple Script use a Cron tab
Authored by: gavinque on Jan 20, '03 01:28:20PM

Yes that is a great hint but instead of using Apple Script use a Cron tab.

Download two utilities; CronniX and Pseudo (if you don't already have them) from version tracker.
put both applications in your /Applications folder, then drag and drop CronniX on to Pseudo this will launch Pseudo ( it will ask for your password) as the root user then setup the crom tab to execute "diskutil repairPermissions /" ( remember no quotes ).

The hardest part will be to set the time or date to run the command. Perhaps someone out there could help with that. For me it's been about a year since I've set one up.

I know that this can work as I've done it with other commands.

You will need to read the man pages on "cron" from the terminal or fav. man page reader.

The best part is that usernames and passwords are not stored anywhere as with an Apple Script.

I hope this gets someone going with this tip.



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Instead of Apple Script use a Cron tab
Authored by: gavinque on Jan 20, '03 02:19:53PM

GREAT NEWS!!!

instead of using two applications as I discribed Psuedo and CronniX you can now downlaod CronniX 2.0.2 just released today ( on www.versiontracker.com ) and be able to set a crontab to execute diskutil repairPermissions /

and have a easy schedule setup. This is the best news as you don't have to read any man pages or deal with exposed username and passwords. give it a try.



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