Guest account fixed in SL?

Has anyone here discovered whether the problem with the guest account obliterating the main account has been solved yet in SL?
Thanks!

Sandra Foster wrote:
I think I wasn't specific enough in my question. <G> I know it's supposed to be fixed, but I was really wondering whether anyone knows from personal experience whether it actually is.
how exactly do you expect people to know this from personal experience?
the guest account bug could only strike a computer once under extremely special circumstances (which were never understood by anybody outside apple) and was not easily reproducible. In fact, AFAIK, nobody outside apple was ever able to reproduce this bug on demand. In such situation the only evidence that it was fixed is the word of apple (which I personally completely believe) plus the fact that there hasn't been a single report of it striking anybody who updated to 10.6.2.

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I've stumbled upon the solution to get back into our machines.
At the login screen, when presented with 'guest account' only, do the following:
tap enter while holding down 'control' + 'option' + 'command'
...you should be reunited with your usual login personalities.
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I want to disable my Guest account, but it doesnt work. It says it's disabled, while it isnt.How can I fix this?

I have disabled my Guest account, and while it says it's disabled it's still fully active and accessible in "safari mode". It shows up on startup next to my own account. How can I fully disable the guest account, and fix this bug??

Smichy I think you're getting the guest account mixed up with the new Guest user.
If you really want to disable it.... here you go:
Open System Preferences
Click on “Security & Privacy
Click the lock in the lower corner and type in your administrative password to unlock the control panel
Check the box next to “Disable restarting to Safari when screen is locked”
But I really suggest you don't, since it's for your own good. Why lose features like Find my Mac, etc?

I use Firefox and Windows 7, when I'm using my main account on computer it starts old version of firefox and when I use the guest account it start the new version. Why and how to fix it?

Guy that repairs my computer asked me if i saved new firefox just on guest account, but i didn't, i re-installed it again and again.

Apparently it's related to the Firefox plug in.
This isn't exactly a solution but more of a way to avoid opening PDFs with Firefox's plug in.
1. Highlight "Tools" from the Menu Bar in the top left of the screen (or click "Options" if using the Firefox Compact Menu)
2. Select to "Options
3. Select "Applications"
4. Look for "Adobe Acrobat Document" under Content Type and to the right under Action select "Use Adobe Reader (default)" instead of the using Adobe Acrobat in Firefox
5. Open a test PDF. It should open in it's own window now.
Again, not a complete solution but something that'll at least let you scroll with PDFs open.
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Only guest account shows up at start up on Macbook Air

Last night I was updating my Macbook Air, left it alone to do it's update, came back the next morning to turn it on and it was stuck at the apple logo.
After preforming a safe boot, it took me to the login page however only the guest account shows up.
I'm not sure if something went wrong during the update, it was at 70% battery life when i preformed the update so I didn't have it plugged into a power source like recommened, but i've never had a problem with it before.
I've tried enterng control+alt+command+enter which gives me the chance to put in a username and a password.
First I enter my name and passwor, but it was rejected.
So then I tried my apple ID and password, and it was rejected again.
I know I'm entering the right username/password, because it has been the same for my Air, Pro, and iMac.
Now I'm not sure if the account even exsists on my Macbook Air, but the guest account only allowed me to use safari.
I'm not able to access system prefences or anything.
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If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data, then reinstall the OS. You don't need to erase the startup volume, and you won't need the backup unless something goes wrong. If the system was upgraded from an older version of OS X, you may need the Apple ID and password you used to upgrade.
There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
If you installed the Java runtime distributed by Apple and still need it, you'll have to reinstall it. The same goes for Xcode.

Why does Mail open in guest account but not my account since upgrade to Mavericks?

I've read a lot of threads but not found anything that works for me. The history is this:
I've upgraded to Mavericks 10.9.2. Since then, Mail won't open in my own user account. I only get a very brief error message:
Process:
Mail [1448]
Path:
/Applications/Mail.app/Contents/MacOS/Mail
Identifier:
com.apple.mail
Version:
7.2 (1874)
Build Info:
Mail-1874000000000000~1
Code Type:
X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [157]
Responsible:
Mail [1448]
User ID:
I have gone to user/Library/Mail and deleted the contents of the folder Mailboxes + all the other mailboxes. No change - Mail still won't open.
If I switch user accounts to guest user, Mail opens normally (sets up email accounts etc).
Any advice would be much appreciated.

Rebooted in safe mode, repaired disc permissions, rebooted (again in safe mode) but no difference.
There was a bit more detail I could / should have added.
1) Before it crashes, Mail says it is Upgrading your Mail database.
2) I downloaded Mail update but Installer said none of the drives were compatible. (Anyway Mail works fine in Guest Account)
3) I've been through all the tips on this post https://discussions.apple.com/message/23490745#23490745http://
and
looked at Internet accounts in Preferences and none of my email accounts is checked with Mail. It asks for a password for each one but when I provide it I get the message Unable to verify account name or password. And if I try and uncheck iCloud with Mail I get the message that I need to do that from within Mail. (Obviously not possible until I can open Mail).
In Terminal tried defaults delete com.apple.mail ColorQuoterColorList but got the message that it hadn't been done.
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Many thanks for your reply though. Any more ideas?

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OS:10.7.2
Macbook Pro 2010-mid 13inch

I also have the same problem, however if I use Firefox or Opera sites with ssl connection work fine. Still, I can't use Google Chrome (ssl), Safari (ssl), the Mac app store (generally), or the iTunes store (generally). Both the iTunes store, Safari and the app store won't respond, and Chrome displays this error: (net::ERR_TIMED_OUT). The problem persists regardless of what network I'm using. Also, when trying to access the keychain or iCloud, the process will not start (will hang). I didn't have these problems at all before updating to 10.7.2.
Sometimes rebooting helps, and sometimes not. If the problem disappears by rebooting, then it only lasts a few minutes before it reappears. It is very frustrating, especially since there doesn't seem to be any obvious or consistent way of which to fix it.
I'm also using a Macbook Pro 13-inch mid 2010.

Cannot Login with Guest Account

I cannot login to OS X using the guest account I have enabled. When I try to login with the guest account, the window shakes no. How do I fix this?

see this thread, will probably solve your issue
http://discussions.info.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1521487

My MacBook Pro (mid 2010) won't startup correctly in my admin account, but works fine if I use the guest account...

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I thought I could copy/paste them back into iPhoto, but it wouldn't let me since they were still in the trash. I started getting an error message for EACH PICTURE saying it couldn't be copied because it was in the trash, and when I realized that I'd have to click "ok" 644 times (once for each picture), I tried to restart, then shut down, and eventually forced a shut down by holding down the power button. This is where the problem started...
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mozak wrote:
Can the use of SATA3 instead of SATA2 hdd lead to some issues with my macbook?
I can try to find and buy new SATA2 sdd hdd but they are expensive and I'm not sure it will fix the restarting issue.
SATA3 is backwards compatible with SATA2. That is not likely to be your problem.
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Creating Guest Account Crashes System Preferences

I recently replaced an old mac mini G4 with the newest low end mac mini, the 1.83ghz core 2 duo with combo drive model.
I restored everything to the new machine with my time machine backup. Unfortunately, the guest account didn't get restored, and when I try to enable the guest account, System preferences crashes, so in order to do anything I have to force quit system prefs. After force quitting system prefs, I am unable to open applications using the dock. I have to reboot the computer in order to get anything to work again, but somehow enabling the guest account just wont work, and always crashes.
What can I do to fix this?

It happened to me also, on my imac and my MacBook Air.
It seems that user account migration somehow confuses the "guest user" machinery, which totally trashes securityd which dies of sudden death and from then on nothing works on the computer.
The solution is to do the following in System Preferences:
0. Your system guest account must be disabled (it already is if you have the described symptoms).
1. Create new standard account with name "guest" and short name "guest".
IMPORTANT: short name must be "guest" - OS will suggest "guest1", but you must edit that into "guest".
2. Enable system guest account in System Preferences (check the "Allow guests to log into this computer" switch). It will work now that "guest" name is taken.
This action will create user account with short name "guest1" with all the properties of guest (clean-up after logout etc.).
3. Completely delete standard user "guest", which you created in step 1 (check "delete all data and folder now").
4. Disable system guest account (uncheck the switch).
5. Right-click on system guest account icon and choose "Advanced" or whatever (there is only one menu item anyway) and change short name from "guest1" to "guest".
6. Enable system guest account.
Voila. You now have working guest account (well, I have it, and hopefully you will, too)...
P.S. I am not sure whether you need to log-in/out/restart between steps. I remember I did some of that dance, but probably it is not necessary...

How can a LabVIEW application be run from the guest account in Windows 7?

I want to make some of my labVIEW applications (no DAQ or external hardware involved) available to temporary visitors in the lab. A natural choice would be the guest account of Windows 7, but if I try to run LabVIEW or any of my built LabVIEW applications, I get the following error dialog.
I am sure this can probably be fixed with a few permission settings. What is the easiest way to allow running these applications from the guest account?
LabVIEW Champion . Do more with less code and in less time .
Solved!
Go to Solution.
Attachments:
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Ah, I missed that article somehow. Thanks!
I actually already made a "labguest" account yesterday with normal user permissions and that works fine.
LabVIEW Champion . Do more with less code and in less time .

Why can't I switch to a guest account?

Hi guys!
So, my girlfriend recently let someone borrow her computer, so she needs to use mine. I have a long and complicated password (good for me) that she can't remember, so I thought it would be easiest if she just logged in to the Guest account on my computer. I set it up, and enabled fast user switching, but for some reason whenever I try to switch users (whether through the menu bar menu or through the login dialog that appears after my computer has gone to sleep), it goes to the login screen (good), and I click on guest (good) and then it does the little shaking thing that it does if you, say, enter the wrong password (bad). Since there is no password for the guest account, I don't know what I'm doing wrong! How can I fix this? Happy to give whatever other information you need.
Thanks!

Hello,
Did you read Julie Pao's answer on this thread ?
Or you can simply create another user account with a password for your girlfriend.
Hope this will help.

'Unknown user' problem in Guest account

Hello.
Remember the unknown user problem in the Finder that plagued everyone that upgraded from Tiger? Thanks to someone on these boards' AppleScript, I managed to fix that for my account eventually and get it changed to staff for every file and folder.
However, I just checked out my Guest account in Leopard, and when I do a Get Info on the home folder, the public folder and the sites folder, the unknown user still appears.
What do I need to do to fix this?
Would reinstalling Leopard sort it out by the way? I don't want to do it because it would create countless hassles, but is there a way of reinstalling Leopard that lets me keep my own home folder and applications while killing all the permissions problems?

Does it properly refuse authentication ? Or does the login page stop appearing or something ?
There was a bug with the webauth dying under heavy load, regardless of number of identical accounts used.
One good way for you to check would be, when problem occurs, to create a second backup guest user and see if that would start working. If it doesn't, the account is not the problem.
I'm not aware of any maximum of usage of the same account.
Which 4.2 exactly are you running ?

Strange behavior with System Preferences involving Guest Account

I work for a company that primarily uses macs and I have recently been asked to enable the Guest Account on all of them (as well as a general staff login). In doing this, I have come across at least one computer (they all run 10.5.5 or 10.5.6) where it seems impossible to enable the Guest Account. Here is what happens:
1. I open System Preferences, go to the Accounts pane, authenticate, and click on the Guest Account.
2. I check the option to "Allow guests to log into this computer" and a little busy sign shows for a second.
3. I click on another account in the list on the left.
4. When I click back to the Guest Account, the checkbox is unchecked. Also, the Guest Account does not appear in the fast user switch menu.
After tinkering around a little bit, I found that there was a "Guest" home folder in the Users folder. I thought that this was strange because I thought that this folder is created when you actually log into the guest account (I checked on another computer and found that this was indeed the case). I then deleted this "Guest" home folder and emptied the trash.
I again went through the same steps I did above (with a Finder window on the Users folder displayed) and found that when I check the box to enable the Guest Account, a "Guest" home folder appears in the Users folder. I deleted and repeated this process a number of times, all with the same result. I then began looking around for other occurrences of this problem.
At some point, I came across this discussion, which seemed to pose a possible solution: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9176908#9176908
As suggested in that thread, I tried creating a standard user with a home folder by the name of "Guest" or "guest". I filled in all the fields but when I clicked on "Create Account", it seems to work and then goes back to the Accounts preference pane except that the account I just created +*is not there!*+ I then tried this while the "Guest" home folder existed in the Users folder and it brings up a window asking whether I want to use the current "Guest" home folder as the home folder for the new account. Even if I click OK, +*the account still does not appear.*+
Does anyone know what is going on here? The next thing I'll try is an archive and reinstall, but a quicker fix would be nice, since the former involves running all the updates again (we don't have current versions of the Leopard install disks).
I would be very grateful if anyone has an answer.
-Nik

As it turns out, the Guest folder behavior is actually normal, but I still have not figured out why the guest account still doesn't work. My next step will be to try a disk repair. I've repaired the permissions, but that didn't seem to help as far as I know. I'll also try reinstalling the combo updater to 10.5.6 (as suggested by a co-worker) and see if that does anything. Last resort is the archive and reinstall.

Guest Account Bug Resets User Accounts and Deletes Files on Snow Leopard

Hi Everyone
Well basically, I hadn't used my Guest Account since upgrading to snow leopard, and I accidentaly clicked it instead of my user account this morning, to find that when I logged into my normal account ALL my files, settings, mail etc had been reset.
So I'm posting this to let people know, (and hopefully Apple if they don't know about this) what's happening.
Here's the post I sent to Apple Feedback:
Hi,
Well basically, I upgraded to snow leopard recently, everything was working fine, I've upgraded to 10.6.1 and have all the latest software updates etc, so anyway this morning I turned my computer on and accidentaly clicked on the Guest Account on the login screen instead of my normal one, so it started trying to load the guest account (which I hadn't loaded since before the upgrade).
So I wait about two minutes, and nothing atall happens apart from it loading on the logon page, so I pressed Enter to return me to the login window.
So once I was returned I logged on as my normal user, to find my Desktop reset, my Dock reset, my Documents, Music and Photos reset and all my software reset.
So I restarted my computer and logged on again, it was exactly the same, everything gone. At which point I looked in the Users folder to find that my User profile had been removed and replaced with a fresh one with the same name. So I then spent half an hour restoring everything from my Time Machine backup.
I hope Apple are aware of this issue and would greatly appreciate to hear back on the status of what's happening about it, as it doesn't seem to be an isolated issue it's been happening to other people over the last month.
Here's a few posts from other people who've had this problem, and an article on the CNET site MacFixIt about the bug:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=10123656#10123656
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2157518&start=15&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2171494&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2142272&start=30&tstart=0
Reports on the Internet:
http://9to5mac.com/snowleopards_eatusers
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10346974-263.htmll?tag=mncol;txt
To clarify, I have an iMac (aluminium 20" one), with a 2.4ghz processor and 3GB of Ram, please update me on anything that's going on with this issue as I don't want it to continue happening to others who might not have backups,
Thanks,
Daniel.
So if anybody else expieriences this issue your not alone, there's a couple of other posts from people who've had problems above in the middle of my feedback letter. Unfortunately in my case it deleted my Home folder and replaced it with a new one, so if this happens to you then your only option is to restore from a backup. You can attempt to use file recovery software if you don't have one, but I haven't tried this and don't know how well it would work.
Hope I've helped clarify things for anybody who this has happened to,
Daniel.
Message was edited by: dbferrari

Maybe it will be usefull but last days I tried to login as *Guest* (because I didn't want to logout as my user). In *system preferences* I allowed guest login, then I fast switched to *Guest Account*, do some changes in profile like mouse movement and so on, then I correctly logged out and logged once more to my account. Now I affraid off rebooting macbook (I always hybernate system with changed default settings which store memory into HDD) until the fix will be released. Probably the data was not removed, because I was logged in as me and */Users/$USER* was still in use. Now I am wondering if I can reboot safelly macbook without losing my data..
For backup do I need to use some command for backuping home to windows machine through *SMB*? because unix like systems have links and so on.. (in *AIX OS* I have to use "*rsync*" command, which copy whole data exactly as it is stored on filesystem - if there is link it will copy only that link, not file which is linked...)

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