My mac pro always tries to connect to my powerbook at login

[marcandre]

At every login, my mac pro tries to connect to my powerbook (usually sleeping) and after about 20 seconds will tell me "Connection failed. The server does not exist or bla bla". Only after I ok this dialog will it start the numerous apps I've selected to "open at login".

This is the case for all users, even newly created ones.

There's nothing that should be relying on that powerbook and I'd really like to get rid of this. Anyone?

[Satcomer]

Open System Preferences-Accounts pane and check your "Login Items" list to add or remove.

[marcandre]

Thanks for the idea, but there is nothing unusual in my login items (iTunes Helper for most users). Plus, the login items settings are per user, but I have this problem for all users (I use two accounts for home + work, one for my gf, one for friends and one to get the french UI to help my parents!)

[g/re/p]

Look in /Library/StartupItems and /System/Library/StartupItems

[marcandre]

Mmmm, there's nothing in /System/... and I couldn't find anything exciting in /Library/Startup Items:

StartupItems/
... BRESINKx86Monitoring/
... ... BRESINKx86Monitoring
... ... BRESINKx86Monitoring.kext/
... ... ... Contents/
... ... ... ... Info.plist
... ... ... ... MacOS/
... ... ... ... ... BRESINKx86Monitoring
... ... StartupParameters.plist
... DarwinPortsStartup/
... ... DarwinPortsStartup
... ... StartupParameters.plist
... DynDNSUpdater/
... ... DynDNSUpdater
... ... StartupParameters.plist
... MySQLCOM/
... ... MySQLCOM
... ... StartupParameters.plist
... Parallels/
... ... Parallels
... ... pvsnatd
... ... Pvsvnic.kext/
... ... ... Contents/
... ... ... ... Info.plist
... ... ... ... MacOS/
... ... ... ... ... Pvsvnic
... ... ... ... Resources/
... ... StartupParameters.plist
... ParallelsTransporter/
... ... llipd
... ... ParallelsTransporter
... ... StartupParameters.plist

[Satcomer]

Well the BRESINKx86Monitoring is mysterious. Are you using the Bersink tools?

[marcandre]

Ah, I was at some point I was monitoring the internal temperature, but I nuked the BRESINK stuff just to be sure. After a restart it still does it.

Until I dismiss the dialog box, it looks like the finder's starting sequence is on hold. I can launch applications manually from the dock, but the automatic "open at login" items won't be triggerred until that dialog is gone. Force quit won't bring the dialog up, I can't switch users, ...

[g/re/p]

Check the contents of the StartupParameters.plist files in /Library/Startup.
You can use the property list editor included in developer tools to veiw and
edit .plist files,or download PlistEdit Pro 1.4.1