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Thursday, 20 September 2007
postgresql config file permissions on Gentoo
Note to self: on Gentoo postgresql configuration files (pg_hba.conf and postgresql.conf found in /var/lib/postgresql/data) need to be owned by the postgres user. So if you edit them as root, reset the owner:group before restarting postgresql.
Thursday, 20 September 2007
Sleepy Mac
So my Mac Powerbook keeps going to sleep. (It needs a little rest.) With the following message in the console:
Power Management received emergency overtemp signal. Going to sleep.
Out comes to hardware test CD which almost immediately gives the following error message:
Hardware Test: Track Pad Error
2STH/1/3squi
This means the temperate sensor underneath the trackpad is broken. Searching the forums, it is clear this is a common issue.
So we call the fixers and they take the Mac away in a padded bag. A week later I call them. ‘The trackpad works.’ They tell me. Translation: we’ve…
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