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AppleJack

troubleshooting tool that runs in single-user mode

Version: 1.5

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Here's what I do....

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Contributed by: leoofborg Thursday, August 12 2004 @ 04:32 AM PDT

Product Platform: MacOSX

Used Product For: Over One Year

Recommend Product: YES

I don't use the Applejack installer because it's buggy,
so, in the terminal by hand I do this:

1/ sudo root (root user is necessary! If not, try 'sudo' -- but if you use su root you don't have to chown or chmod)
2/ cp [applejack install path]/applejack.sh /sbin/ [If you put in /sbin you
don't need to change root profile]
3/ cd /sbin; ln -s applejack.sh applejack [file linking is convenient]
4/ cp [applejack install path]/applejack.8 /usr/share/man/man8/ [the man
page]

Typing 'applejack' in single user then runs as expected, and you get the manpage. Not really that much more work, but well worth it to get this great script working.

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Here's what I do.... - Kristofer_Widholm_652

The point of modifying the profile is only partially to make the applejack script easily available (alias applejack=/var/root/Library/Scripts/applejack.sh). The other advantage is that it reminds the user in single user mode about using AppleJack. When you boot up in SUM, you'll see a message like "Type 'applejack' at the prompt to troubleshoot your computer" or something like that.

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Thursday, August 12 2004 @ 12:27 PM PDT