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    Preorder Leopard From Apple Store

    Pre-Ordered!!! Can't wait for Friday! Supposed to be delivered Friday, October 26th. Does anyone know which version of Apache Web Server & PHP does 10.5 ship with?
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    What's really good for Video Encoding / DVD Authoring?

    Ave, I know about DVD Studio Pro, Final Cut, Compressor - all very good but very expensive Video Encoding / DVD Authoring applications. I was wondering if there are any cheaper options? Like in Windows - you can go high-end with Sony Vegas and alike, or go low-cost but hight-quality with...
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    Administrator privileges screwed after deleting etc & var alias

    S.O.L.V.E.D. Unbelievable if you ask me, and quite frustrating. When I had deleted the Symbolic Links "etc" & "var" in my root directory, knowingly or unknowingly, another Symbolic Link, "tmp", which points to /private/tmp, was also deleted. THAT is what was causing all the problems...
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    Administrator privileges screwed after deleting etc & var alias

    I certainly understand the risk in running as root permanently, trust me, it's not what I want. I'd like to really be able to resolve this. I've tried Disk Utility's Repair Permissions so many times - it's not helped at all. Even ran Onyx & Tiger Cache Cleaner to repair permissions and other...
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    Administrator privileges screwed after deleting etc & var alias

    Yes, both folders are full of files. I'd have to say they kinda match your numbers, around 90 in /private/etc and around 25 in /private/var. Yes, both sudoers & master.passwd exist in /private/etc. I stopped getting the master.passwd error after I followed the procedure in that URL...
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    Administrator privileges screwed after deleting etc & var alias

    Well technically that Article I linked to did exactly this for me, i.e., recreate those two aliases. But regardless, I just deleted those two aliases again, while staying in the Finder Window - and then recreated the two aliases. Again same thing. Printer & PureFTPD Manager still not...
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    Administrator privileges screwed after deleting etc & var alias

    Well, before I do that, here's what I don't understand. I only deleted the "Alias" to the etc & var folders - not the actual etc & var folder. Both etc & var have an alias that have to reside in the root directory, and by mistake I deleted those Alias files, which according to this article...
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    Administrator privileges screwed after deleting etc & var alias

    It didn't work. :( Ran the combo updater, restarted, still the same. Right now there are two places where I'm having a problem, and I don't know if there are problems in any other areas or not because everything else seems to be working fine, including Administrative Authentication. One...
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    Administrator privileges screwed after deleting etc & var alias

    Running 10.3.9 Panther on Power Mac G5... so downloading the 10.3.9 Combo Updater from Apple as I type this. Will write back after Install to see what happens. PS: Is this the April 15, 2005 Combo Updater? Thanks.
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    Administrator privileges screwed after deleting etc & var alias

    Ave, Alright, yesterday by mistake I deleted the etc & var aliases - the two hidden files that sit on the macintosh hd root folder. Of course my system wouldn't work after that, rebooting to an ugly unix prompt saying things like "/etc/master.passwd: no such file or directory". Following...
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    Add/Configure Users: Built-in FTP Server / Mac OS X 10.3.9

    Ave, I'm running Mac OS X 10.3.9 on a PowerMac G5. I just want to use the built-in FTP Server that comes packed with the OS. I'm able to use the user that is defined as a Mac user, however, I don't know how to add more users. Does anyone know how to add/configure users into this FTP...
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    "No manual entry for <command>"

    Ave, After trying everything suggested here and everything I could find on Google - and with nothing helping - And the fact that I was having another simultaneous problem with Macromedia Studio MX 2004 not working - I finally gave in! Reinstalled Operating System altogether. Chose the...
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    [10.3.9] Macromedia Studio MX 2004 Won't Start Anymore!!

    Ave, Tried everything - including trashing all "Macrovision" files & folders from the system. After 16+ reinstalls, trashing everything remotely to do with Macromedia, and banging my head against Google - I gave in! Reinstalled Operating System altogether. Chose the "Archive & Install"...
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    "No manual entry for <command>"

    I'm looking into iTerm as we speak! Where can I check the PAGER & VISUAL env var's? Thanks!!
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    [10.3.9] Macromedia Studio MX 2004 Won't Start Anymore!!

    Ave, Here's the Console Log while launching the different Macromedia Studio MX 2004 Applications: Dreamweaver ===== Tue Jul 31 2007 ===== 08:57:50 America/New_York ===== Authentication Service: Started Authentication Service: Started Fireworks, Freehand & Flash "Absolutely NOTHING...
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    [10.3.9] Macromedia Studio MX 2004 Won't Start Anymore!!

    Ave, No Good :( - Downloaded latest copies of 'Flash Player' and 'Shockwave Player' installers. - Downloaded latest copies of 'Macromedia Studio MX 2004's updates (Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Freehand). - Re-installed 'Macromedia Studio MX 2004' from Scratch. (Had manually deleted...
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    [10.3.9] Macromedia Studio MX 2004 Won't Start Anymore!!

    Ave, Ok you do sound like you know what you're talking about - and that's promising! I'm going to give it a whirl! Do exactly what you say. I have copies of everything you stated. I'll post back. Thanks.
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    [10.3.9] Macromedia Studio MX 2004 Won't Start Anymore!!

    Ave, Out of the blue - All of a sudden - Out of nowhere! I have the Macromedia Studio MX 2004 installed and i've been using it on a daily basis for the last 2.5 years now. Suddenly today it's applications won't launch anymore. Here's what's happening: Dreamweaver MX 2004: Bounces...
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    "No manual entry for <command>"

    Although that got a little confusion, It did begin to make sense after a few concentrated reads. You might be on the right direction - only Question is - how to fix it? Is there anyway to reinstall "Terminal" app in itself? Or perhaps reinstall "man" with all it's dependencies? Not sure.
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    "No manual entry for <command>"

    @ Giaguara: "apropos man" first prints "WARNING: terminal is not fully functional" and then a whole bunch of different commands. Lots & lots of them. @ artov: manpath prints "/opt/local/man:/usr/share/man:/usr/local/man:/usr/local/share/man:/opt/local/share/man" Already did "Verify Disk...
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