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duffman33 03-22-2008 03:23 PM

OK, finally I reproduced the error with the shell command I was told to use. Here is both the command and the exact error I encountered:

Code:

do shell script "/bin/rm -rf '/Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND/'"
"Finder got an error: rm: /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND//config/config.ini: Permission denied\rrm: /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND//config/discnav.ico: Permission denied\rrm: /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND//config/display.ini: Permission denied\rrm: /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND//config/images/dialog_bg.jpg: Permission denied\rrm: /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND//config/images/dialog_close.gif: Permission denied\rrm: /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND//config/images/dvdmainmenu.jpg: Permission denied\rrm: /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND//config/images/dvdmainmenu_down.jpg: Permission denied\rrm: /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND//config/images/dvdmainmenu_over.jpg: Permission denied\rrm: /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND//config/images/install_01.jpg: Permission denied\rrm: /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND//config/images/install_02.jpg: Permission denied\rrm: /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND//config/images/install_04.jpg: Permission denied\rrm: /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND//config/images/install_05.jpg: Permission denied\rrm: /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND//config/images/install_06.jpg: Permission denied\rrm: /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND//config/images/install_08.jpg: Permission denied\rrm: /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND//config/images/install_09.jpg: Permission denied\rrm: /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND//config/images/specialfeatures.jpg: Permission denied\rrm: /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND//config/images/specialfeatures_down.jpg: Permission denied\rrm: /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND//config/images/specialfeatures_over.jpg: Permission denied\rrm: /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND//config/images: Permission denied\rrm: /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND//config/install.htm: Permission denied\rrm: /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND//config: Directory not empty\rrm: /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND//JACKET_P/J00___5L.MP2: Permission denied\rrm: /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND//JACKET_P/J00___5M.MP2: Permission denied\rrm: /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND//JACKET_P/J00___5S.MP2: Permission denied\rrm: /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND//JACKET_P: Directory not empty\rrm: /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND/: Directory not empty"

raymondlewisjone 03-28-2008 04:27 PM

try

do shell script "rm -Rf /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND/" with administrator privileges

this will prompt you for a username and password.

or

try

do shell script "rm -Rf /Users/bduffey2/Desktop/I_AM_LEGEND/" username 'bduffey2' password 'yourpassword' with administrator privileges

this will bypass the password dialog

you generally don't need to use the full path like "/bin/rm", the sbin and bin are the first places that executables are looked for. If "rm" was somewhere else, then you would need to.

raymondlewisjone 03-28-2008 04:28 PM

Oh, you should remove the "/" at the end of the path to the folder "I_AM_LEGEND"

duffman33 03-28-2008 06:22 PM

Thank you. Since I am using a changing location, however, i have the first part and then 'quoted form of loc' to represent my location to the folder. How would I put in the username and password part with that? I tried just adding it to the end of the line but Script Editor comes up with an error.


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