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Bob, Tried what you said, even logging in as root first, but still get this result: MainMac:~ root# diskutil repairPermissions disk0s10 Error (-9998) "Invalid request" encountered attempting to verify/repair permissions disk0s10 Users MainMac:~ root# In DIsk Utility the options to...

Bob, Thanks for your reply. I tried fsck in single user mode and it reports that the disk is normal. I think the problem has something to do with permissions in the user account having the problems -- but I don't know how to check them because they are not on the system partition. I keep...

Since posting I was able to find the login crash report. I doesn't help me but perhaps it is a good clue for someone who understands these things! Here is the first part of the log: Host Name: MainMac Date/Time: 2005-06-26 21:58:37.732 -0400 OS Version: 10.4.1 (Build 8B15)...

Here's a strange one: I have two accounts in Tiger (10.4.1); the one I use 90% of the time has become inaccessible. About 20 seconds after I log in to that account the desktop disappears (amidst heavy disk activity), and I find myself logged off that account and back to the login screen...