How To Check If Maintenance Scripts Have Run

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I have seen the following instructions can be used to check if maintenance scripts have run:


cat/var/log/daily.out
cat/var/log/weekly.out
cat/var/log/monthly.out

OK, here comes the dumb question :

Where do I enter these commands?

Sorry I'm a dummy - detailed response will really help.

Thanks in advance

 

[GGJstudios]

http://www.giantmike.com/widgets/Maintidget.html

 

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Thanks,GGJstudios. I know I can always get great help from you

So now I'll take advantage of you patience again.

How do I set a password - there doesn't seem to be a place to establish a password.

Or do I just use my administrators password?

Thanks again for the great widget

 

[GGJstudios]

Or do I just use my administrators password?

This ^. As it says on the site I posted a link to:

Run the OS X Maintenance Scripts on demand. Just enter your administrator password and click the Run Scripts button. Maintidget is the first Dashboard Widget to provide this feature!

 

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This ^. As it says on the site I posted a link to:

Sorry I missed it

Thank you again for your help - I really do appreciate it.

 

[GGJstudios]

Sorry I missed it

Thank you again for your help - I really do appreciate it.

I'm happy to help! By the way, I've noticed that you don't really need to run those scripts. They run by themselves. I've monitored the last run dates for a while now and notice that they always run. If your Mac is shut down or sleeping when they're scheduled, they run the next time your Mac is running. The widget is good info for those who want to know, but it's not really necessary to manually run the scripts. Mac OS X does a good job of taking care of itself.

 

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I'm happy to help! By the way, I've noticed that you don't really need to run those scripts. They run by themselves. I've monitored the last run dates for a while now and notice that they always run. If your Mac is shut down or sleeping when they're scheduled, they run the next time your Mac is running. The widget is good info for those who want to know, but it's not really necessary to manually run the scripts. Mac OS X does a good job of taking care of itself.

A few days ago I opened a thread stating that I had heard just what you said - that the scripts sort of go into standby mode during the 3:15-5:30 time period.
When I asked if that was accurate, I received one reply - it said definitely not!
(The thread was in Mac Software - title "Do Maintenance Scripts Run In Sleep Mode" Sorry, I don't know how the set up a link)

Anyway, thanks mate - you're a gem!