More Panther 7B28 Details

[gordyt]

Originally posted by AppleMatt
henryblackman,
Sorry to smash the flow from your great post.

I have a problem, I upgraded (archive and install) to 7B28 over 7B21 and it changed my admin account to standard, now I can't do any admin tasks because I don't know the admin username or password.

That includes deleting files, copying files, using certain system preferences, startup disk...

...any tips anyone?

AppleMatt

Hi AppleMatt,

Easy fix:

Boot back on the 7b28 user install disk 1. There's a menu option that lets you reset passwords. (I forget the exact wording of it, but it's obvious). Select that menu option. Choose the "root" account. Give it a password.

Then restart nomally, start the user system preference. Click the unlock icon. For authorization use account "root" and the password that you assigned for it.

Then you can check the box to give your account admin privileges again.

--gordy

 

[daveL]

Originally posted by AppleMatt
henryblackman,
Sorry to smash the flow from your great post.

I have a problem, I upgraded (archive and install) to 7B28 over 7B21 and it changed my admin account to standard, now I can't do any admin tasks because I don't know the admin username or password.

That includes deleting files, copying files, using certain system preferences, startup disk...

...any tips anyone?

AppleMatt

Hi, AppleMatt. Did the archive save a file called local.nidump? It's normally saved in /var/backup every night. If you have the original backup from 7B21, you should be able to restore it (netinfo db) using the 'niload' command line utility. You'll have to do this from single user mode, which you get to by holding down CMD-s while booting. Let me know if you have the local.nidump file from the install archive. If you do, I'll try to wlak you through it. There's some other things you have to do to pull this off.

 

[fuzzy7slippers]

This is not good.

7B28 is saving all of my stuff as DMGs. When I take a jpg off of the internet and save it to my computer it has the jpg extension. It has the DMG icon though. When I try to open it it says that the file cant be mounted or something like that I forgot exactly. Whats up with this. Other than that 7B28 is running great.

 

[daveL]

Re: This is not good.

Originally posted by fuzzy7slippers
7B28 is saving all of my stuff as DMGs. When I take a jpg off of the internet and save it to my computer it has the jpg extension. It has the DMG icon though. When I try to open it it says that the file cant be mounted or something like that I forgot exactly. Whats up with this. Other than that 7B28 is running great.

Hmmm. Just tried it. No problem. Sounds like a file typing issue (duh). What do you see when you do a "Get Info" and look at "Open With"? It should say "Preview (default) (2.1.0)". If not, change it and click "Change All ...".

HTH

 

[fuzzy7slippers]

Fantastic daveL. I should have figured that out by myself, but sometimes we all need some help. Thanks alot man.

 

[Schiffi]

Could someone check the gamepad support in Panther? Is it the same as Jag?

(Just grab a USB PC only gamepad from a roommate or buddy and see if it works)

 

[MacBandit]

Re: This is not good.

Originally posted by fuzzy7slippers
7B28 is saving all of my stuff as DMGs. When I take a jpg off of the internet and save it to my computer it has the jpg extension. It has the DMG icon though. When I try to open it it says that the file cant be mounted or something like that I forgot exactly. Whats up with this. Other than that 7B28 is running great.

The icon is set by the program that is selected to open the file. So if it is showing a .dmg icon then that means you have Disk Copy set to open it. The extension only tells the system what the file is so it know what program to associate it with and therefore what icon to give it in this case it has the wrong association thusly the wrong icon.