After 10.5.1 I cant log in on MBP and FileVault is on
I have a BIG problem. I installed the 10.5 from an update CD. That was fine. I then downloaded and installed update 10.5.1 and since then cant log in as I get error messages at log in screen to do with FileVault. Apple said to do a new archive install but to uncheck the Keep User or whatever it is option at the start so that I could then recover the previous user. Didnt work. For some reason I just cant manage to log in at all even with the new account I created. Apple then said it looks like a may loose the lot.
I think there is a system error and wonder if the whole thing needs reinstalling from the ground up. I was planning to copy the Previous User folder over to my iMac and then after the new OS is on then move it back and try to recover it as a previous user this way. Is this a bright idea or am I heading for certain disaster? Is there a better solution?
Further I am now sick of FileVault so tried to turn it off on the iMac but it said it needed 4000+GB to archive. That seems a bit excessive considering my HD is only 250GB and there is only 100GB used.
I would really appreciate some help here.
I got the solution from another post...
use the Finder to navigate to /library/preferences/SystemConfiguration and delete NetworkInterfaces.plist ( you will be prompted for username and password), then reboot. You will get a message about new network interface found--just reset the network info.
That did it for me.
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