Re: Problem with latest OnyX beta in Snow Leopard
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Thanks, Hal! This is a really nice rundown on what AJ does. I like the oil change analogy - this is the right term with new cats!
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Re: Problem with latest OnyX beta in Snow Leopard
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> AFAIK, AppleJack only offers these 5 tasks:From Applejack's "Read Me:" Beyond these basic functions, AppleJack can also test your RAM (if you choose to install the included memtest), disable auto login, disable login items for a user, and clear out your NetInfo database--readying it for being reconfigured by the Apple Setup program. These last options are only available from the expert menu (accessible by hitting x from in AppleJack's main menu), and should be considered experimental at this point.
The new Great Equalizer is the SEND button.
In Memory of Harv: Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire
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Re: Problem with latest OnyX beta in Snow Leopard
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Yup... i don't know about those. [thus the "AFAIK"] - The memtest part involves installing shareware, so i always skipped it.
 - The login options sound good... i'll look at the expert menu next time i enter SU mode.
 - NetInfo is gone from Leopard, so that part doesn't seem relevant anymore... but HMMM, i wonder what sort of 'backup and restore'-ability we have for Directory Services then? It's kind of weird how <this article> mentions 10.5 under "Products Affected" and yet nothing else on that page seems related to Leopard at all.
Anyone know offhand? What's the "fix it" plan if something inside /var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/ gets corrupted?
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Re: Problem with latest OnyX beta in Snow Leopard
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OnyX 2.1 for Snow Leopard is now available. This is a finished version, not a beta, and you can download it here.
Jon
macOS 11.7.10, iMac Retina 5K 27-inch, late 2014, 3.5 GHz Intel Core i5, 1 TB fusion drive, 16 GB RAM, Epson SureColor P600, Photoshop CC, Lightroom CC, MS Office 365
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Re: Problem with latest OnyX beta in Snow Leopard
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These last options are only available from the expert menu (accessible by hitting x from in AppleJack's main menu), and should be considered experimental at this point. Took a quick look today, but only stuck around long enough to copy down the "menu" items: [0] deep clean cache files  (Allows you to run the deep clean without having to run AUTO) [1] check hard drive integrity  (Not implemented yet. Can't get smartctl to work on all drives.) [2] test memory [3] bless system folder  (Not implemented yet. Can't test adequately on my machine.) [4] disable auto login [5] disable login items for a user [6] restore netinfo database from backup [7] disable system configuration files [8] disable NetInfo NFS mounts  (Only if you've set them up in NetInfo rather than fstab) [9] enable new machine setup
[Hmm, i guess that much was in the ReadMe as well. Have added the author's own comments above in green.]
Last edited by Hal Itosis; 11/02/09 11:19 PM.
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Re: Problem with latest OnyX beta in Snow Leopard
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> "should be considered experimental at this point"
I'll live by that for the time being and hope I never need to find out precisely how experimental which "expert" functions are.
The new Great Equalizer is the SEND button.
In Memory of Harv: Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire
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Re: Problem with latest OnyX beta in Snow Leopard
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Anybody tried the new Onyx for SL yet?
Alex 3.1 GHz 13" MacBook Pro 2015, 8 GB RAM, OS 10.11.2, Office 2011, TimeWarner Cable 2.8 GHz Xeon Mac Pro 2010, 16 GB RAM, OS 10.11.2, Office 2011, LAN
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Re: Problem with latest OnyX beta in Snow Leopard
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Have run in Automation 2-3 times and so far works fine- Mark I should add that I am only running Snow Leopard on my backup so it is only a part time test. Will probably switch over to Snow Leopard on my main drive in the next few weeks.
Last edited by MarkG; 11/07/09 09:52 PM.
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Re: Problem with latest OnyX beta in Snow Leopard
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I don't use OnyX all that often but I have run automation with no problems.
If we knew what it was we were doing, it wouldn't be called research, would it?
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Re: Problem with latest OnyX beta in Snow Leopard
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Alex 3.1 GHz 13" MacBook Pro 2015, 8 GB RAM, OS 10.11.2, Office 2011, TimeWarner Cable 2.8 GHz Xeon Mac Pro 2010, 16 GB RAM, OS 10.11.2, Office 2011, LAN
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