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From: karl@quercus.gsfc.nasa.gov (Karl Anderson)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.open-look
Subject: Re: "Unknown magic number..." errors (SOLVED)
Message-ID: <1991Apr25.085805@quercus.gsfc.nasa.gov>
Date: 25 Apr 91 12:58:05 GMT
References: <1991Apr22.150433@quercus.gsfc.nasa.gov> <1991Apr24.212635.15093@nynexst.com>
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 In article <1991Apr22.150433@quercus.gsfc.nasa.gov>
karl@quercus.gsfc.nasa.gov (_moi_) writes:
|> When I run filemgr on some (but not all) of my machines, I get 
|> the following error messages:
|> 
|> Unknown magic number mail folder
|> Unknown magic number raster file
|> Unknown magic number SunWrite document
|> Unknown magic number vfont definition
|> Unknown magic number SunDraw document

I received a number of helpful responses via email.  It turns out 
that I had upgraded the OS version containing a new /etc/filetype 
but somehow was left with an old /etc/magic.  The new /etc/magic 
has the necessary magic numbers added.
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