Security updates?

[Shibby]

Anyone know what the new security updates did? I know what the ie update took care of but what was the security update? I also noticed that when i checked the build number of 10.1 it was 5L14 insted of 5G64 anyone know?

[simX]

If you looked at my previous post about this security update , you'd find out that it plugged up the security whole that was found that allowed any application to gain root access without the root password.

[Shibby]

Yeah i saw that after i posted it sorry

[GadgetLover]

After the Software Update installed the security update I noticed that inside the Utilities folder was a weird series of subfolders and files. Does anyone know what this stuff is, whether it can be moved to another folder (I actually have a folder called X Utilities which I use for ALL X utilities (hence the name); thus, I deleted the regular "Utilities" folder (after moving all utilities, of course). The Utilities folder reappeared after the Update with the aforementioned subfolders, etc. now inside).

Utilities/Installer/Contents/Resources/TargetSelect.bundle/Contents/MacOS, etc... (and there are a few files in some of these folders). What is this stuff???

[scruffy]

You moved the Installer.app out of the Utilities folder, didn't you? Bad! Bad, bad, bad!

With OS X, you use your computer the way Apple wants you to use it, not the way you want to. Haven't you learned that?

Anyway, the main difference I've noticed is that after the update, my computer has kernel panics all the bloody time. Three kernel panics this evening alone - And I wasn't doing anything unusual at all, just editing a bunch of text files for crying out loud.

[skOre]

i have updated the stuff and have not had any kernel panics..not sure if i have noticed any differences tho
I am wondering how i get the info on the build of osx , i thought i just went about this mac and it stated it, now it just says 10.1 , where's the build number?

[skOre]

no matter, i read a few other posts on this topic and answered my own question...
If you click on the 10.1 in the about this mac, it changes to the build number, another click and it changes to your macs serial number, another click and it is back to 10.1
heh cool.

[simX]

Scruffy.... you hate OS X, don't you?

To other people using OS X: With OS X, you like the OS the way Scruffy wants to you like it, OK? Wait, you like OS X?: Bad, bad, bad, bad, BAD!

Seriously, it's not that bad... you don't actually HAVE to keep it in there... only when you want your utilities updated... and frankly, Apple doesn't have to provide built-in software updating into their operating system as a convenience, do they?

As for the kernel panics, I don't know what's causing them -- my computer is as solid as ever. Maybe it's your attitude....... OK, I'll stop flaming.

skore: To get the build number, just go to About this Mac, and click on '10.1'... that will change it to the build number... if you click on the build number, it will change to the serial number of your computer.