In my experience, this is a problem in one of the cache files in the com.apple.ATS folder in the /Library/Caches folder. We tried numerous ways to correct the freeze issue (at login, computer stops loading after the Spotlight icon appears at the top right of the screen). The only thing that worked every time (other than re-imaging the machine) was to either copy a new empty com.apple.ATS folder to the offending machine using ARD, then restarting the machine, or log in to the machine as an admin user (after forcing a restart) and delete the contents of the com.apple.ATS folder. Then, after a reboot, the machine is fine.
Don Garber, PRSBS
Director of Technology
Pequea Valley School District
P.O. Box 130, 166 S. New Holland Rd.
Kinzers, PA 17535
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From: client-management-bounces+don_garber=email@hidden [mailto:client-management-bounces+don_garber=email@hidden] On Behalf Of Michael Bray
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 4:19 PM
To: Client Management
Subject: Re: Freezing up at login
Hello,
We've been having the same problem as Matt, and I am also unable to
determine the cause (and solution!)
This has been happening ever since we started using Tiger, maybe
10.4.5, and still happens with 10.4.11. MCX, network home
directories, Intel or PPC doesn't matter, and X-Serve Intel or PPC,
that doesn't matter either. We've done various hardware upgrades and
it keeps happening.
It's curious that the machine isn't really dead. I can SSH in, etc,
and the machine works fine, it's just that the login window is
waiting for something. And it seems there's no time-out in the login
window, (hint, anyone from Apple listening that can fix that!) so the
only way to recover is by holding the power button and restarting.
I've ravaged all the log files, and examined running processes and
don't find anything tell-tale. I've also tried lowering the LDAP
time-out to 1 minute, which has no effect.
I thought it might be related to the system clock, but that doesn't
seem right either. Although Safari bombs and urps if the system time
isn't right (again, anyone from Apple listening that can fix that!)
that doesn't seem to prevent logins.
Hmmm.....
-mike
On Jan 5, 2008, at 7:06 PM, Allen, Dedrick wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> client-management-bounces+dallen=email@hidden
> [mailto:client-management-bounces
> +dallen=email@hidden.
> com] On Behalf Of Matt Brittenham
> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 9:15 PM
> To: email@hidden
> Subject: Freezing up at login
>
> For quite a while now we've had a problem that has more or less
> stumped
> me. Computers will lock up in the process of logging in. After a
> bit of
> experimentation I discovered several things about it.
> --------------------------
>
> We need more info to help. What version of OS X are you running?
> What is
> the hardware its running on? Are you using network home
> directories? Are
> you using an X Serve to host them and/or host MCX? If so what
> version of
> OS X is on the X Serve? Are you doing any kind of any Active Directory
> integration?
>
>
> Dedrick
>
>
>
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