why OSX boot by itself

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suoloco

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Please help (and sorry for my english).
Every day my system automatically start up at 15:10 h. and I do not want it. Why? How can figure it out and avoid it?
I've already check the energy saver in pref but there is nothing wrong.
Any ideas? Maybe a command in terminal who tell all the process running from the beginning of the boot? Any idea?
THX
 
You can get some information about that boot, if you go to your Console (Applications/Utilities folder), and look in the System.log
That log will be listed by date and time, so you can look at 1510 (or thereabouts) and come back with what you find. Some can perhaps interpret that log if it is less obvious to you.
 
Are you sure you don't have the Mac set up to start up at 1510 everyday? System Preferences > Energy Saver > Schedule button.
 

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Thanks for your fast answer.
Good suggestion. I've tested it... but I'm afraid I don't have enough knowledges to figure out what's the meaning of it.
I send you a screen shot of the console (if I'm able to attach it)
Thanks for your time and patience.
Suoloco.
 

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You didn't show the part of that system.log that shows the initial boot at 15:10
Are there other lines prior to that screen that show what triggered the boot?
 
There are prior messages in the archives in Console, in the archives. Scroll down in Console's left pane until you find the system.log, systeml.log.0.biz and so on. From those, any of them and the last lines (30ish should do) before it started to do the reboot.
We need enough lines from before it started to boot to see what called for it.

Has your Mac done that forever or did it start in any particular time? (a few weeks or months ago etc)
Is your user the only administrator user on that Mac? Has anyone else had access to it (while the admin user was logged in) if the issue hasn't occurred since the beginning?
Which version of Mac OS X do you have currently? 10.5.something, 10.6.something..?
 
Thanks a lot.
My MacPro started to wake up by itself a couple of weeks ago. Until then, It's always run perfectly. But the bad news are that today and two days before it didn't wake up. Thats why a attach another screen shot of the console of the other day.
I am the only administrator and no one use this mac.
I have no idea why it happened. Maybe a software update. By the way I run the latest versions of software, os X 10.6.4 (in english) etc.
It Could be so many things that I am lost. I'm thinking of the backup on line, via backblaze, something about the UPS, Transmit, little snitch... not talking about other kind of software like lightroom. But I believe must be a silly thing cause I pretty maniac with the setup and maintenance of the system. By the way, I used to run Cocktail but it doesn't fix this strange behavior.
ThanksI really appreciate all your support.
suoloco
 
I checked the Data Backup Schedule too, but... Every thing to be right and the only thing have changed has been the updated software. That's why I think the console o the terminal o whatever software that track the boot, are the solution. Anyway, it's the opinion of a lost person.
Thanks again.
 

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Use A program like Yasu to reset launch servers (launchd). See if that helps. Others have report if you re-install the Combo update of you current OS X (download the current "Combo" update for the version of OS X you are running from Apple download, helps. Doing a Google search for a string like "10.6.4 Combo Update" if you want to find the 10.6.4 combo update. Install that Update and see if it helps.
 
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