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Cant install... ANYTHING!
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Senior User
Join Date: Jul 2004
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as the title says i cant install anything nor can the other administrator account.
i get this errror installing anything: "The software to be installed requires Administrator or higher level access privileges"
using software update i cant update my iTunes.
i have ran disk Utility and repaired permissions.
i have run the install disk's Utility to repair disk.
Nothing has had an effect.
Root user can still install stuff though. just fine. but not the other administrators.
Is there anything that can be done or do i just got to backup everything to the 2nd internal hd and reinstall panther again... again?
Thank you... Any help is greatly welcomed.
ps. before im asked. My applecare has expired so i cant run it to them asking for help.
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Málaga, Spain, Europe, Earth, Solar System
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If you have your Root user activated, you should know how to deal with a problem like this. If you don't, is probably because using Root that you provoked this.
I suggest reinstalling and not activating the Root user this time.
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ok i guess i have to reinstall the whole system for the 10th time in one year.... i was told i to enable root to install things by another mac person i know...
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You might be able to fix your problem by "repairing permissions" and ceasing to use the root account.
That mac person you know doesn't know. Don't enable the root account unless you're prepared to tackle the problems you're bound to get yourself into.
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i already tried that.
but i ended up putting in the panther install disc and do a archive and install and it fixed it and still kept all my accounts and info.
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Join Date: Jun 1999
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Good job. Now take you friend's advice with caution. There is no need for you to enable the root account...period.
Chris
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i remember why i had it on in the first place before this.. i was trying to fix my mysql home server... i seem to be missing the /tmp/myql.sock and no matter what i do i cant get it back so i was in there instead of giving myself permisions to the tmp folder i was on that trying to fix it..
and its still broke... even after the reinstall.
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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Originally Posted by jay3ld
ok i guess i have to reinstall the whole system for the 10th time in one year.... i was told i to enable root to install things by another mac person i know...
You don't need the root user enabled to be root. When you reinstalled, did you tell it to keep the users and network settings? If you did, and it works now, then you probably deleted a file you shouldn't have. The other possibility is that the netinfo database itself got messed up.
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ACSA 10.4/10.3, ACTC 10.3, ACHDS 10.3
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Join Date: Jul 2004
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thats what i think also happened. something to do with that.
so im back to were i started now with mysql errors... but at least i can install again.
and nobody seems to know why i got this mysql error. not even the people at the mysql site... 
Thanks for all the help though
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Try MAMP for an easily installed version of MySQL.
Chris
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