private/var/spool/cups/cache/rss

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pianoman1976 Author

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private/var/spool/cups/cache/rss

The folder 'private/var/spool/cups/cache/rss' is referenced quite a bit on Google regarding a common privileges warning that occurs for many people. Yet nothing that touches on what the files in this folder do.

What is the function of this RSS folder in OSX?

Thank you.

iMac 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, Mac OS X (10.5.6), Bootcamp 50 GB Windows 7

Posted on Apr 18, 2009 9:56 PM

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Answer 1

baltwo

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Apr 18, 2009 11:14 PM in response to pianoman1976

AFAICT, since it's within a cache folder, it's a temporary holding spot for previous RSS feeds that you've downloaded/looked at, so the machine doesn't have to reload them when revisited. I've turned RSS (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)) feeds off as I find them intrusive, so I won't comment on their usefulness.

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pianoman1976 Author

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Apr 18, 2009 11:19 PM in response to baltwo

Could you please let me know how to turn them off?

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pianoman1976 Author

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Apr 18, 2009 11:25 PM in response to pianoman1976

Will this work?

defaults write com.apple.Mail DebugSyndicationEnabled 0

and

defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSyndicationEnabled 0

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pianoman1976 Author

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Apr 18, 2009 11:37 PM in response to pianoman1976

My final question has been asked dozens of times, yet I've yet to find an answer that satisfies my curiosity.

The common permissions error:

"Permissions differ on "private/var/spool/cups/cache/rss", should be drwxr-xr-x , they are drwxrwxr-x ."

occurs for many. The popular opinion is that this is harmless and should be ignored. Fine, yet I'm still wondering why and how it happens so much.

The change from drwxr-xr-x to drwxrwxr-x reflects a group write privilege that does not exist in it's default state.

Why and how does this happen?

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baltwo

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Apr 18, 2009 11:58 PM in response to pianoman1976

Yes, those Terminal commands should work.

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baltwo

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Apr 18, 2009 11:59 PM in response to pianoman1976

See Apple's updated article: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448

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