Comments on: OS X Tiger: Enable/Disable Spotlight http://www.technipages.com/os-x-leopard-enabledisable-spotlight.html Tech Resources Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:00:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: admin http://www.technipages.com/os-x-leopard-enabledisable-spotlight.html#comment-137 admin Sun, 23 Dec 2007 08:43:11 +0000 http://www.technipages.com/wp/os-x-leopard-enabledisable-spotlight.html#comment-137 You're right, and thanks Dan. I had been writing so many articles for Leopard, I forgot that this one was for Tiger. I have made changes to reflect this. If you need changes for Leopard, see the other link I supplied. You’re right, and thanks Dan. I had been writing so many articles for Leopard, I forgot that this one was for Tiger. I have made changes to reflect this. If you need changes for Leopard, see the other link I supplied.

]]> By: Dan http://www.technipages.com/os-x-leopard-enabledisable-spotlight.html#comment-134 Dan Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:20:43 +0000 http://www.technipages.com/wp/os-x-leopard-enabledisable-spotlight.html#comment-134 First: Doesn't work (in 10.5.1) sysadm[~]$ sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist Password: launchctl: Error unloading: com.apple.metadata.mds Any ideas? Yes, I typed the admin password correctly. Second, there's a typo, last line: For instructions on how to do this in Mac OS X Leopard, see ^^^^^^^ How to completely disable Spotlight. That should say Tiger, no? First: Doesn’t work (in 10.5.1)

sysadm[~]$ sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist
Password:
launchctl: Error unloading: com.apple.metadata.mds

Any ideas? Yes, I typed the admin password correctly.

Second, there’s a typo, last line:
For instructions on how to do this in Mac OS X Leopard, see
^^^^^^^
How to completely disable Spotlight.

That should say Tiger, no?

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