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Hi
I've been up all night trying to fix a crazy login problem...
getting to the point of breaking things, so any help or ideas would be GREAT
This happened last night,
on a 3-month-old (yep, a few days after the 90-day-phone support/help expired :bomb: )
2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo iMac (OS X 10.4.8)
2GB 667 MHz still with over 130GB memory free
airport connected to a Linksys wireless network
Nothing was installed yesterday, nor any new configuration (that I know of)
I was jut downloading something using Firefox
then wanted to switch to the only other user profile and it DIDN'T ACCEPT THE PASSWORD,
so I tried going back to my own profile and
didn't accept my password either (!!!)
I restarted, and could not log in as either users,
Loging screen just shakes saying PASSWORDS for either users ARE WRONG!
Ever since I've tried:
1. disconnected all peripherals (even removed my graphic tablet, thought might be conflicting with the wireless keyboard)
2. tried login under Safe Mode: and it works! it ACCEPTS BOTH passwords but ONLY ON SAFE MODE (???!!!)
3. on safe mode checked out all login/startup items, (no problem there)
as well as all programs that I have (nothing had been changed the day the **** hit the fan!)
4. created new user (with admin power) and tried normal login:
nope, didn't accept that password either! (but on Safe Mode it's also ok)
5. using the (booting from) Install Disk CHANGED the passwords:
still, accepts the passwords ONLY on Safe Mode!
6. tried on Safe Modus AND starting mac from install disK:
verified Permissions AND Disk, but didn't show any problems
7. then on Safe Modus (AND again starting from install disks): despite no diagnosed problem, tried repairing:
BUT, even after "Repair Disk" AND "Permission Repairs" still can only login on Safe Mode!
8. removed all users preferences
9. erased caches
10. even resetted PRAM
it did log in twice normally, accepting my password (dumb me thought problem was solved)...
but then as I manually selected which wireless network (usually it connects with our netword automatically)
and opened firefox again, and tried switching to the other user... AGAIN:
wouldn't accept the password (either), and on reboot it only accepts the passwords on Safe Mode
Other than reinstalling the whole thing (noooo!) I don't know what else I can try!!!
+++++++ Has anyone ANY idea whythehell would the PASSWORDS from all/any users
(even ones without preferences & with empty caches) be only accepted on Safe Mode? +++++++
Could it have anything to do with the Airport? Or firewall?
(I did have GlowWorm scanning stuff, don't know if it blocked something important by mistake?)
Lack of sleep is probably making me forget any info or steps I've tried... but I gotta fix this today (really REALLY desperate here)
Thanks for any input!!!!! :radioacti
I've been up all night trying to fix a crazy login problem...
getting to the point of breaking things, so any help or ideas would be GREAT
This happened last night,
on a 3-month-old (yep, a few days after the 90-day-phone support/help expired :bomb: )
2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo iMac (OS X 10.4.8)
2GB 667 MHz still with over 130GB memory free
airport connected to a Linksys wireless network
Nothing was installed yesterday, nor any new configuration (that I know of)
I was jut downloading something using Firefox
then wanted to switch to the only other user profile and it DIDN'T ACCEPT THE PASSWORD,
so I tried going back to my own profile and
didn't accept my password either (!!!)
I restarted, and could not log in as either users,
Loging screen just shakes saying PASSWORDS for either users ARE WRONG!
Ever since I've tried:
1. disconnected all peripherals (even removed my graphic tablet, thought might be conflicting with the wireless keyboard)
2. tried login under Safe Mode: and it works! it ACCEPTS BOTH passwords but ONLY ON SAFE MODE (???!!!)
3. on safe mode checked out all login/startup items, (no problem there)
as well as all programs that I have (nothing had been changed the day the **** hit the fan!)
4. created new user (with admin power) and tried normal login:
nope, didn't accept that password either! (but on Safe Mode it's also ok)
5. using the (booting from) Install Disk CHANGED the passwords:
still, accepts the passwords ONLY on Safe Mode!
6. tried on Safe Modus AND starting mac from install disK:
verified Permissions AND Disk, but didn't show any problems
7. then on Safe Modus (AND again starting from install disks): despite no diagnosed problem, tried repairing:
BUT, even after "Repair Disk" AND "Permission Repairs" still can only login on Safe Mode!
8. removed all users preferences
9. erased caches
10. even resetted PRAM
it did log in twice normally, accepting my password (dumb me thought problem was solved)...
but then as I manually selected which wireless network (usually it connects with our netword automatically)
and opened firefox again, and tried switching to the other user... AGAIN:
wouldn't accept the password (either), and on reboot it only accepts the passwords on Safe Mode
Other than reinstalling the whole thing (noooo!) I don't know what else I can try!!!
+++++++ Has anyone ANY idea whythehell would the PASSWORDS from all/any users
(even ones without preferences & with empty caches) be only accepted on Safe Mode? +++++++
Could it have anything to do with the Airport? Or firewall?
(I did have GlowWorm scanning stuff, don't know if it blocked something important by mistake?)
Lack of sleep is probably making me forget any info or steps I've tried... but I gotta fix this today (really REALLY desperate here)
Thanks for any input!!!!! :radioacti