Any ideas as to why my iMac wants to log off constantly. I have it password protected to wake up (purely to keep my kids off) but no other power saver features activated.Whenever I walk away for any period of time, it has tried to log out and may have stalled due to the fact that I've left Safari open or the like, but otherwise logs off completely.
View 1 RepliesLately I'm starting to notice that if I leave my Macbook just sitting there for awhile, when I return to it, it didn't go to sleep, but it rather logged me out, leaving me at the login screen. I then have to re log in and re-open everything I was working on.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have a macbook pro 17" I upgraded to leopard a few weeks ago. Like it does normally, it asks if i would like to do a software update. It gave me five things which needed the update. I run the updates. It restarts and runs updates 1-5 restarted itself it seemed kinda glitchy cause it didnt come on right away. Once it was to the loggin screen; i log in (right password) and then after loading my desktop it logs me out. After repeatedly trying to log in and stay logged in, it logs me out continuously. I've reset the PRAM and the SMC but still it logs me out as soon as it loads the desktop.
View 6 Replies View RelatedI've tried clearing cache, cookies, everything, and it still does it. Say I'm starting fresh, everything cleared. I log into facebook in Safari 4. I log out, close tab. I open tab, type face, click [URL] and it goes to the login page. Then it starts loading without me doing anything, and brings up my logged in page.
View 1 Replies View RelatedMy Macbook pro with retina display automatically logs into the guest account since my sister used it once. Booting in safe mode gives me the option to choose what account and I've tried changing the settings to disable guest account and to automatically log into my account but nothing works, whatever combo of options i choose it logs into guest account!
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MacBook Pro with Retina display, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
I'm trying to get Prey anti theft working on my macbook. It runs manual and the site says it checks out but a test run didn't seem to work. So I checked console and found: com.apple.launchd[1] (0x10a740.cron[2330]) Could not setup Mach task special port 9: (os/kern) no access Then as I go poking thru console for further clues I notice that I'm denied access to certain logs. Even normal stuff like Itunes crash and such. I'm logged in as admin and I don't recall ever noticing this on my old imac running Panther. This one is running Leopard 10.5.8 and I'm still pretty new to it. Am I missing something here? Why am I denied access? I know it protects certain core systems but console logs?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI'm running 10.5.7 and have a parental controlled account where I control what applications can be run. The internet isn't restricted, but it is supposed to log what websites have been visited. The problem is, nothing is being logged. There are sites that show up in Safaris history, but nothing shows up in the parental control logs. I was on the phone for over an hour with Apple, and they don't know what is going on. They said they would send the problem to the engineering department and they would get back to me in 3-5 days. The logging worked at one time. Does anybody know what could be going on, or how to fix it, or how to keep it from happening anymore.
View 2 Replies View RelatedWhat I have to do in order to change language of system log messages?
When I'm changing the locale setting in System Preferences to Russian, for example, I'm getting logs in English. Is it possible to receive log messages localized in regards to chosen language?
Is there any application that has the follwoing features.Keep the log file of usage of iPhone.
we can delete it.
we can protect it.
If there exists plz also mention the application source and installation process.
I know Adium records chats in the program, but does it also record in the logs in parental controls?
View 3 Replies View RelatedI'm getting some crazy wireless stuff at my house. It will work perfectly with Excellent strength, then all of the sudden I will get kicked off for about 10 minutes. Then it will work fine for the rest of the day. I figure it's someone's microwave or cellphone or whatever causing interference. Is there an app that I can run to find out if there is a pattern when the wireless dies?
View 4 Replies View RelatedMy MacBook Pro (2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 - 8 GB) Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3. Will not restart after shutdown without pressing the power button, otherwise it works just fine.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI need to see log in attempts on my iMac. Is there a way to find out when, and which user logs in and for how long. I know I can buy software. But is there an application in the system that can do this?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.1)
Here is a screenshot from System Diagnostic Reports:
Seems WindowServer keeps crashing, whenever this happens, Mac forces to log out and I have to log back in. Â
There is one of the crash report:Â
Process:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â WindowServer [469]
Path:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ CoreGraphics.framework/Versions/A/Resources/WindowServer
Identifier:Â Â Â Â Â WindowServer
Version:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ??? (???)
Code Type:Â Â Â Â Â Â X86-64 (Native)
[code].....
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MacBook Pro with Retina display, Mac OS X (10.7.5)
My question is, how can I stop Adium from saving chat logs?
View 1 Replies View RelatedA while ago I opened the console.app. I was trying to empty out some logs. It now turns out that in the process I turned off logging. I normally use geektool to monitor the computer logs console.log and system.log but they are now both empty. Can anyone tell me how to turn them back on?
View 3 Replies View RelatedI am running mac os x 10.5.8. I want to run the apache server, but i get the following error: (2)No such file or directory: httpd: could not open error log file /private/var/log/apache2/error_log. Unable to open logs. It is the first time I try using Web Sharing on my machine, but somehow it seems some files are missing. Is it possible to install the apache server anew?
View 4 Replies View RelatedI restarted my mac this morning after the time was broken (as far as I know, I cannot manually change it). When it booted, it booted normally. It logged me in (I am automatically logged in) then it threw errors at me. The 2 errors were from Steam and Skype, but none from the mac itself. Steam error: " Steam failed to load: *SteamStartEngine(0xbfffdea4) failed with error 1: Failed create pipe: 28". I forgot to record the skype error, but it was something to do with it not being able to find a file. At this point, the background is blue, I can see the top bar but not the dock. I then close Steam and Skype windows and the bar disappears leaving me with nothing. A blank blue screen. The dock wont come up.Â
I would take this to support, but they want a serial code that i cannot access because its not on the hardware and I cant access 'About this Mac" because it disappears.
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iMac
Whenever a new user logs in, iCloud launches asking for credentials or signup. How do I prevent this from occurring?
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Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
My mid 2012 Macbook Pro keeps logging out when moving cursor to the bottom right hot corner (which I have set to the desktop).Â
I am running Mavericks 10.9.3. I've checked my settings but can't seem to find a solution.
I found where my logs from Adium are kept: but the files are .XML and I don't know what to use to open it. Also I want to be able to send these files to a friend. My friend is using a PC so what should I tell them to open it with?
View 1 Replies View RelatedThey are taking up 200 GB of my hard drive. how I could stop this or if it is even safe to delete them?
Info:mini 1.1, Mac OS X (10.6.5)
I want to put a shortcut on the OSX desktop for all users no matter who logs in. How can I achieve that? I also wanted to associate a file so it opens a specific program - for all users again (rather than have to set it each time).
View 8 Replies View RelatedMy older model MacBook Pro has been crashing quite frequently (2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo runming OS X 10.6.8).I took it into the Apple store today and they said the culprit is my failing hard drive. It's not my original hard drive as I had a larger one installed some time ago. I did not have it installed at an Apple store but rather at an authorized third party store.The Genius Bar employtee today told me that if it's within a year of purchase, that third party store will most likely replace it under warranty. Unfortunately I am not currently in the city where this store is but I will call them today to see when it was that I purchased the drive. If it's been over a year, I want to tell them that these crashes did not start today but several months ago. we can go by the date of the first crashes as opposed to today's date as perhaps that will fall within the 12 month rule.However, when I look in the CrashReporter or DiagnosticReport folders in the Library and Logs folders, I'm only finding the most recent crashes. Are older crashed saved and accessable someplace else?
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MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Parental controls: Â
1. Some apps don't show up all the in control list.Â
2. Logs are very inconsistent, app log many times is blank. Â
Very new factory install of 10.7.3.Â
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MacBook
Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
we have a mac server running and have a windows based (XP) machine logging on to the domain. is there a way to enable offline files on the mac server so that a copy is saved on the windows machine and when the user relogs on to the domain the files get syncd?
View 4 Replies View RelatedWhy do I keep getting alot of "webprocess" logs in Console ?
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I am using an EXTERNAL seagate 250gb drive formatted with the apple partition map on a osx10.4 system with no problems (intel based). I then plugged it into a 10.5 system (ppc system), it displayed some message which I ignored, perhaps to my peril, and began to backup some files and the transfer was moving quite slow. The drive was unplugged before the transfer was completed. I now try to use the drive on my 10.4 system and even-though the partition is still visible (in disk utility) it is not active (the drive is in black font but the partition is in grey font). Did the 10.5 system possibly make the partition inactive, if so how to do i make it active again? When I attempt to verify the disk, it reports that there is an "INVALID SIBLING LINK" and tells me that the volume needs repair. I try to repair the disc and it fails "INVALID SIBLING LINK" and the "THE UNDERLYING TASK REPORTED FAILURE ON EXIT" I would really like not to have to take this to a data recovery service and I am not tech challenged so I don't think I need to do this as the Hdd didn't fail, I hope.
View 2 Replies View RelatedIs there a way to open System Preferences automatically when a monitor is plugged in and plugged out of the notebook?
It sounds weird, but is important.
I have a MacBook, OS X 10.4.11, 2 GHz Intel Core Duo.
Today, all of a sudden my laptop seems to reset. My desktop flickers and then all files are out of place, the colors have changed etc. When I open an application, all my settings are GONE. This concerns mail, firefox (no more bookmarks), all of my pictures in iPhoto are gone, files that I was downloading with Vuze have disappeared... Everything is as if I've just bought a new computer. iTunes seems to be OK though, all of my music is still there. And all data (word documents etc) are still on my hard drive.
Can anyone help me to retrieve my former settings?
Another problem I want to ask about : I have all my pictures copied in a file on my hard drive. But all in a small size. Does anyone know how I stop this from happening automatically?
I should mention that I don't have many computer skills, and don't speak much jargon, so it would be nice to answer in dummy language. :-)
