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Hi, Im trying to use Windows file sharing on jaguar. I know linux but very new to *BSD/OSX i created a guest account that I can login to from a PC and this works fine. However the thing I want to do is backup someone's profile on the machine(not guest's) I figure there are a couple of ways...

Hi, Im trying to use Windows file sharing on jaguar. I know linux but very new to *BSD/OSX i created a guest account that I can login to from a PC and this works fine. However the thing I want to do is backup someone's profile on the machine(not guest's) I figure there are a couple of...

I recently allowed my Powerbook G4 667 to run out of battery life while in standby mode. I guess it didn't like that. Now when I boot I get a login screen saying the name of the computer and the user is listed as "other." When I click on the user icon it takes me to a second dialog asking for...

I upgraded an iMac G4/400 512MBRam into jaguar (10.2.2, last OS was Os X 10.1.5 and both works well), since this update when iMac reboots the login window appears into scene, asking for which users and password. I checked the system preferences pane/accounts/startup session options/ , the...

I upgraded my 933 G4 recently to Jaguar OS then 10.2.2. Ever since I upgraded to Jaguar, I have a strange problem with login. If I fail once logging in, for example, by incorrectly typing passwordd, it directly goes into the full screen terminal mode. Then I have to type my login alias and...

does anyone know how to alter the login window? Using Visage I can alter the background image that the window lies upon, and the little icon on it, but not the window's dimension and image itself. any ideas?

I'm not sure if I did anything different to cause this problem but... I can't login from the "Login" window. My users are now missing and only the user/pass fields show. If I try to login via a username/pass ... time will pass, the cursor will spin for a 10-30 minutes then the login winow...

What do your /etc/motd message and .login say?

Hello all. I haven't been able to find anywhere how I can make OS X automatically mount a remote AppleTalk share at login. They've take that checkbox out of the connection dialog box. Isn't there a way to do it? Thanks. --Dan

i recently downloaded a nice application which gives me some statistics on network traffic. is there a way to auto-launch this application when i boot my mac. the application, it's called darkstat, has to be started as root, using sudo, or su. ps: i'm really pleased with this app, but if...

I have a new g4 pb, previous os 10.1.5. installed jaguar fine on reboot it goes to login screen fine then shows the finder for a second, part of quickkeys for a second then bounces back to the login window. this was after a full install from the jaguar cd-not the upgrade. (which is supposed...

I had installed a developer release of 10.2.1 build 6D46 and after that 6D50 so i had to reinstall 6C115 to be able to install apples release of 10.2.1. Now whenever i turn on my computer, it asks me to log in. I am the only user on my computer but it always asks me to login. this is reeeeeally...

You know how in Windows XP, you can log out, but leave all your applications open? Then someone else can log in, and use the computer, then log out. Then you can log back in and all your apps are how you left them?? This makes that aspect of XP superior to OS X. But... this can be done on...

Hi Mac Dudes and Dudettes I am having trouble logging on. I am set up for automatic login, but after the blue screen with the osX logo and progress bar are complete, the computer reverts to a blue screen. I think that if I can invoke the login window, I will be able to login as root and...

Since I upgraded to jaguar everytime the machine boots up it always goes to the login screen. I checked the system preference am the auto login option is ON. Anyone has clue on this? How to fix this ????

HI all, i've recently installed mac os X 10.2. Is there anyone can post how to make this build able to remember the last login name in the boot panel ? It goes away on every reboot ... and i hate it !!! Thanks !!

How would I make my computer execute a unix command when I log in from the OS X login screen? I can only figure out how to make it execute something when I open a new terminal window, which I don't want it to do. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!

Hi everybody ! I have a question that could look stupid but I nerver found any answer... I would like to log as root, but I don't know how to do it... In the xterm, when I do "su root" I'm asked for a password and my administrator password doesnt work. Thanx

I am trying to change the ownership name on a machine, which appears most visibly when the OS X login screen comes up and it says, "Your Name's Computer". How can I change this to a different name? I do not want to format the hard drive and would prefer to not have to reinstall the...

i just found that when you login either at the terminal or at the main login window it dosent matter what you enter in the password field so long as it starts with your actual password. eg user profx pass *****122345jhlkjhlkhl where the * is the actual password. It seems that it only...