Using terminal |
October, 26, 2003 10:02 AM |
msobel |
I finally have everything working including sound on my old "new" power center 132. I have 10.2.8 installed with the Cresendo upgrade card and 512 of ram. Now I want to use and learn Unix, X11 and SDK and BSD. Problem is I downloaded the goodies, but I cannot type in the terminal window. It asks for my "password" and I cannot type anything in the window. Is it a permission problem? Can I redo disk permissions from the disk first aid utility in Jaguar, but what is the boot disk. Is it the disk that has all the Mac OS X stuff or is it the partition or disk that has xpostfacto installed in OS 9 to boot from? Will resetting the permissions change the way xpostfacto boots the computer into OS X? Thanks for your assistance. |
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good feedback |
October, 31, 2003 5:52 AM |
msobel |
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Thanks avit I needed those instruction to get started. Your hints were good. Msobel |
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RE: Using terminal |
October, 29, 2003 8:35 PM |
avit |
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I hate this forum software... It should look like THIS: Last login: Wed Oct 29 18:23:19 on ttyp1 Welcome to Darwin! [productiong4:~] andrew% |
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RE: Using terminal |
October, 29, 2003 8:33 PM |
avit |
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Look in Terminal Preferences & make sure you select "Execute the default login shell" and uncheck "Open a saved .term file" What characters are you seeing? Can you please post exactly what it says? On a normal system, it should look similar to this: Last login: Wed Oct 29 18:23:19 on ttyp1 Welcome to Darwin! [pilsner:~] avit% |
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RE: Using terminal |
October, 29, 2003 7:20 PM |
msobel |
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I must have a unique problem with the terminal app. Yes the terminal opens and I see the characters on the screen. They are asking for me to type in a password. I cannot type in the terminal window. Return and highlighting work. The terminal window is called tcsh (ttype2). Thanks again |
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RE: Using terminal |
October, 27, 2003 2:57 AM |
narratordan |
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sudo actually stands for SuperUserDO *this* then it will ask for your password which is the same one that you log in with. This is a temporary thing and generally works for only one command, however I've had "sudo" work for up to 5 minutes after entering my password. Sudo allows you to perform "root" actions from any user account as long as you know the admin password or root password. If you are making scripts and you expect the need for passwords you can use the command "expect" sudo *command* expect "Password:" send [PasswordObtainedFromUser] *next part of command* As for the missing characters, do you see *any* characters when you start Terminal? For example: [Your-Names-Computer:~] useraccount% If not, you may want to check and make sure that the colors are set correctly via the "Terminal" menu; Terminal->Window Settings... In the window that pops up choose Color from the popup menu. You will be presented with the current color settings and can now change them. If this fixes the problem, type "info sudo" in the terminal and you will be given some very useful info about sudo. If this does not fix the problem, check your crash logs to see if anything is being reported. This can be read with the Console App. NarratorDan |
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RE: Using terminal |
October, 27, 2003 12:52 AM |
mjoecups358 |
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Make sure the terminal window is highlighted... Otherwise this just sounds wacky. Marty |
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RE: Using terminal |
October, 27, 2003 12:49 AM |
smwalker |
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Unix uses the letters "su" to mean "root" user or "superuser". This is the person with administrative powers to change the actual structure of the OS. A regular user is not ordinarly a superuser unless it is his own computer, like ours. Apple uses the letters "sudo" to mean the same thing as "su". If you have seen linux, then you will remember the term "root" which means the same thing. This is associated with a special password to allow you to add programs ... the password you used to install updates to OSX is your "root" or "su" or "sudo" password. The boot disc is the disc you are currently in. |
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RE: Using terminal |
October, 26, 2003 7:26 PM |
msobel |
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I cannot type in terminal. nothing shows up. non of the keys work in "terminal" at all. Characters do not display at all. Thanks again for your help here. |
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RE: Using terminal |
October, 26, 2003 6:26 PM |
fixitjc |
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Treminal is asking for the same password you use when you install software or log into OSX. The Boot Drive is the drive the machine is reading the OS from if you are in X then it is the one with X on it. XPF only gets your machine to install and run OSX the app doesnt run all the time. you should peroidically repair permissions and yes it is found in the Disk Utility in your OSX drive |
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RE: Using terminal |
October, 26, 2003 12:28 PM |
lyonsdj88 |
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Is the Terminal asking for a Password when you open it or when you give it a command that starts with sudo? |