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- From: coolidge@cs.uiuc.edu (John Coolidge)
- Subject: Re: Is AUX a mac-task?
- Message-ID: <1992Jul24.173114.25441@m.cs.uiuc.edu>
- Keywords: mac os
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- Organization: A/UX Enabling Technologies - OS Group, Apple Computer, Inc.
- References: <825@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov> <1992Jul16.173755.18008@m.cs.uiuc.edu> <50974@seismo.CSS.GOV> <1992Jul19.232837.28520@appleoz.apple.oz.au>
- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 17:31:14 GMT
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- bill@appleoz.apple.oz.au (William Logan Lee) writes:
- >In article <50974@seismo.CSS.GOV> dsc@seismo.CSS.GOV (David S. Comay) writes:
- >>one thing i have always wondered about ... can each user have their own
- >>mac os area including a system folder, etc or is there one designated area
- >>that is used by all users while running mac os under a/ux?
-
- >Yes and Yes. [...]
-
- >Just be warned: an account for each user uses up to 3 MB as each user has
- >their own copy of System, Finder, etc. On small systems, this can lead
- >to you running out of space on your disk.
-
- System yes, Finder no. In general, things that users don't write to
- aren't copied. However, you're right: System Folders take about 3.5M
- plus any extensions etc. you add. It's a good idea to come up with some
- mechanism for sharing extensions between users (many can be symlinked
- with no ill effects). Also, you can get by without, say, multiple System
- files if you need to by symlinking them together. You lose per-user
- System customizations (fonts, sounds, etc), but save 2M per user.
-
- Under no circumstances allow the same System to be in use on two
- machines at once (via NFS, for instance)! Same goes for the Desktop
- DB/DF files and .fs_* files. My experience has been that this is a bad
- idea and leads to quick crashes.
-
- >P.S. It is a good idea when testing your favourite INITs (Sorry, Extensions),
- >to make up a bogus account ("testinits"?) with a Personal System Folder
- >that you then add your INITs and Extensions to test. This way, if you do
- >manage to add an INIT that kills A/UX, you don't have to jump through
- >hoops to remove it; just log into your normal account and drag it out.
- >Removing a file with name containing a TM (Option-2) symbol from the
- >"A/UX Startup" is a bit of a pain.
-
- You can also use the Console Emulator mode to delete things. It's still
- a pain to get rid of files with really strange names, but at least you
- can use wildcards, find, etc...
-
- --John
-
- Normal guys always let me down. Sickos don't bother me.
- They're committed.
- -- Catwoman, _Batman_Returns_
-
- +++John L. Coolidge++++++++++++++++coolidge@apple.com+++++++++++++++++++++++
- I speak for myself, not for Apple Computer. Copyright 1992 John L. Coolidge.
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