Tagged: User (computing)

April 23, 2011

Installing RPostgreSQL with R 2.13 on a Mac (via iangow)

Nicely done. What made you choose a mac for SQL?

1. Download file from http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/RPostgreSQL/index.html to ~/Downloads 2. From ~/Downloads, enter the following in the terminal: tar xvzf RPostgreSQL_0.1-7.tar.gz 3. Create a symbolic link to the pg_config file: sudo ln -s /Library/PostgreSQL/9.0/bin/pg_config /usr/local/bin 4. Edit the configure file in the ~/Downloads/RPostgreSQL directory to add the path to libpq-fe.h. In particular, add /Library/PostgreSQL/9.0/incl … Read More

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February 4, 2011

Logout other users while logged in to Administrator

Kiraly has the solution.

Open Activity Monitor, and find the loginwindow process running for the user. Force quit it. You will then have to authenticate as an admin user. This will log out the user and terminate all of his running processes.

WARNING: This will cause the other user to lose any unsaved work, and could also cause corruption of any files the user has open. Proceed with caution.

via Apple – Support – Discussions – Logout other users ….

January 25, 2011

10.6.5 killed my MYSQL server in Mac OS X Server

MrHoffman shares the answer:

Try re-downloading and re-loading the 10.6.5 combo update, as a potential brute-force fix.

See if /etc/my.cnf and any local my.cnf you might have in /var/mysql/ looks sane.

The usual trigger is a skewed version between the files here, though that would be unexpected. (I’ll assume that MAMP or a different download of MySQL has not been manually installed on the box.)

via Apple – Support – Discussions – 10.6.5 killed my MYSQL server ….

December 17, 2010

Can I house a home folder for an account on an external hard drive?

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You can thank Matt Clifton.

You can indeed. First, make sure you have another, admin, account (you’ll need it if you’re unable to log into your main account). I’d strongly advise also making sure you have a backup of your home folder (in a third location).

Logged in as your original user, copy your home folder to the external drive (which should be Mac Extended format). Now go to System Preferences – Accounts, unlock if need be, and control-click on your account name on the left. Click Advanced Options. You’ll now be able to change the default “/Users/yourname” home location to the external drive (you can browse for it). Click OK. Log out and back in, and you’ll now be using the external home folder. You may want to check your apps (eg iTunes) to ensure they’re all using the correct location.

You can now delete the original home folder location.

If the drive gets dismounted, the system will recreate the home folders on the system drive. You may then need to reset your location in System Preferences.

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December 15, 2010

AutoFill Username and Password Question …

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Beth_M figured it out.

I finally got it all to reset.Cleared all the autofill, then recleared the history, cookies, and cache. Rebooted. This time it once again asked if I wanted to save the username and pw. Voila..Thanks much

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