1. Log in as the account user.
2. Use Security preferences to turn off File Vault (you will be
logged out during the process).
3. Log in with the account again.
4. Use Security preferences to turn FileVault back on (you will be
logged out during the process).
When you do step 2 do you get logged off?
Step 2 was impossible, because FileVault wouldn't let me disable it
for supposed lack of disk space.
Step 4 is curious though. It might just return you to where you came
from.
Yes, that's what I thought, too. Step 4 made me laugh. Why on earth
would I turn the source of the problem back on?
Before that what do you see? Can you access your files? If you can
you should be able to make unencrypted copies of them into a new
folder in your home directory. It seems that the old files are
really in a disk image that OS-X is working from. Can you see that?
You might have to use Terminal.app to see it with ls -a if Apple has
hidden it from Finder.
What I did in essence was to copy a bunch of FileVaulted stuff into a
non-FileVaulted container, and then I had to change ownership/groups/
permissions to deal with that. It took me a while to find the easy way
to do that. At first glance it seemed like most of the copied files
and folders weren't encrypted at all, and then, well... it certainly
seemed as though they were. I wouldn't know the difference between
encrypted and outside of read/write privileges, but clearly the would-
be replacement account couldn't use them at first.
You remind me that there were undoubtedly invisible files that would
have frustrated my efforts after I'd eyeballed and manually altered
permissions on a billion stray files. Actually, I think I would have
given up and bought a new Mac at that point. Maybe this was what Apple
was after with FileVault.
Sean
--
You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for
those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs.
The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette
guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml
To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
