Thank you, Bruce. As always, you are quite helpful. Best regards, Dana
On 1/12/06 4:53 PM, Bruce Johnson of [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent > > On Jan 12, 2006, at 12:35 PM, Dana Collins wrote: > > >> Thanks for the response, Bruce. >> Your last preference listing (loginwindow.plist) I would first >> suspect as >> the culprit, as the status bar window seems to give up right when the >> "setting login window" report fails to show. >> Booting in Safe mode (the shift keystroke) does not yield a >> successful boot >> up (same blue window). >> Any way to get at that pref. in verbose mode? >> > > Here's a useful compendium of things to do in single user mode: > > <http://www.westwind.com/reference/OS-X/commandline/single-user.html> > > You may also have a corrupted netinfo database, which can be fixed as > shown here: > > <http://www.macwrite.com/criticalmass/locked-out-mac-os-x-solved.php> > > BEWARE. > > Unix has been jokingly described as "user friendly, just really picky > about who it makes friends with." > > This is doubly true of working in single-user mode. Things can be > really jacked up if you do things wrong, so be careful, proofread > what you type, know the difference between 1 and l, 0 and O, and > think twice before hitting enter. > > 10.4 is far easier to deal with in this regard, because the boot disk > allows terminal access to the system, with a lot more commands > available compared to single user mode. > > -- > Bruce Johnson > > This is the sig who says 'Ni!' > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
