on 10/1/02 3:15 AM, Jeffrey M. Swiger at N8NOE_at_Comcast.Net wrote:
> I just typed and sent t his to a few friends, so I figure I'd drop it
> here just for fun I Guess,
> So here it is for helping OSX....Jeff
>
> To run any of these you must first open a Terminal on your system.
> You'll find the OSX Terminal in the Utilities Folder under
> Applications. Then you can copy and paste the commands to run them. You
> will be asked for your Password also. I would suggest having a Alias to
> your Terminal Application on the Desktop or in your Dock, as to run
> these a bit easier....
>
> This line is to Pre-bind files: Executables and Sharred Libraries.
> sudo update_prebinding -root /
>
> Run this Weekly: This re-builds locate database & Rotates Log Files.
> sudo sh /etc/weekly
>
> This one Daily: Remove Scratch & Junk Files, Backup NetInfo Data.
> sudo sh /etc/daily
>
> This one Monthly: Does log-in Accounting Rotates log File wtmp
> sudo sh /etc/monthly
>
Not having OS X, one question... Are those shell scripts installed as part
of OS X, or are these things that someone has written (in which case your
instructions probably should've included the scripts ;-) )? In any event,
is there a reason why one wouldn't set up 'cron' to automagically run these
with the appropriate frequency??
- Eric.
--Eric Strobel (fyzycyst_at_NOSPAM^mailaps.org)
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