MenuMaestro: permissions problem with phantoms

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 03:19:22PM -0500, Steve Wiltsie wrote:
> Jay R. Ashworth wrote:
> > On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 02:47:24PM -0500, Steve Wiltsie wrote:
> >> If you do '-set' at the MM command prompt, does the 'tmpdir'
> >> variable point to an existing directory?  It defaults to  /tmp.  I
> >> don't know if your OS has a  /tmp  but that would be one thing to
> >> check.
> >
> > It does, but the error at hand is
> >
> > """
> > Command = 'selector'.
> >
> > Error message = 'Unable to set Phantom File
> > /appl/acsi/filepro/stractvd/sel.7881aaa Permissions and Ownership!'.
> > """
> >
> > So, I'm not sure that's germane anyway.
> 
> Because that is where MM keeps the list of current phantoms for each user.
> It was just an idea.  I'm assuming the permissions above the /filepro
> directory would permit writing of these files.

Ah.

Yes, I've checked the entire trail of directories (why doesn't ls have
a switch for that?), and everything is user-searchable, and the last
one is writeable.  Indeed, it creates the file.

> I'll bet the members of this mailing list that have not used any of the MM
> family of menu programs are wondering what the heck a 'phantom' has to do
> with filePro anyway.  :o)

It walks by night.

> Because of issues like this, I gave up on using the 'selector' command
> several years ago and converted all of them into -v selection tables.

And you use replace?

I really like the unity of letting MM do the selection work; it's
easier to code, and easier to teach.

Cheers,
-- jra
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