Setting Picture in System Preferences = Users & Groups

I have linked two identities in the iCloud and iPhoto. In iPhoto I can access all of the photos I have created under my two identities, my primary and secondary identities. However, when I attempt to access iPhotos to select a photo for my user icon, it only offers me a small selection of photos in iCloud. It offers me no faces and I have no idea what "Linked" is. Do I need to change my identity in order to access the full range of my photos?

Try starting your computer in safe mode (holding down your shift key when restarting) then try to input your AppleID.

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Hi I do not want iTunes to open up automatically when I turn on my macbook pro. I tried going to System Preferences>Users and Groups>Login Items and then I took iTunes off the list but it still opens up automatically when I turn on my laptop. What should I do?

Hi r,
Make sure you close iTunes before shutdown. And you're quite welcome.

I am trying to stop programs from opening automatically when I turn my computer on. I tried system preferences users and groups login items...then I deleted them from the list but it did nothing.

I am trying to stop programs from opening automatically when I turn my computer on. I tried system preferences>users and groups>login items...then I deleted them itunes and emial from the list but it did nothing. They continue to open up every time I turn on my Macbook Pro.

Hi r,
It sounds like you're running Lion?
Have you tried running Verify and/or Repair Disk?
Have you tried running Repair Permissions?
Do you have at least 15% free space available on your HD?

HT204347 I CAN'T KEEP MY MACBOOK PRO FROM SHOWING APPLEMAIL WHEN I START UP. I HAVE GONE TO SYSTEM PREFERENCES, USERS AND GROUPS, AND THERE ARE NO LOGIN ITEMS LISTED. WHAT DO I DO?ERENCESS,

I cannot keep my computer from showing applemail mailboxes when I start up. When I go to system preferences, users and groups, login items nothing is listed. If I try listing mail and then restarting and deleting it, that does not work. What to do next?

System Preference > General
At the bottom of the section "Number of recent items"
uncheck the box next to "Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps".
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Changing desktop pictures locks system preferences

Re MacBook Pro laptop (OS 10.7.5)
Problem: Changing desktop pictures locks System Preferences
If I try to open System Preferences, I get windows for the Change Desktop/Background and the whirling beach ball begins until I go to Activities Monitor to Force Quit System Preferences, which informs me that my "System Preferences is no longer responding."
I have no trouble booting my Mac,
checked my Disk Utility informing me that there are no errors,
checked Permissions without errors,
went to Users>"my name">Preferences>found the plist for com.apple.systempreferences, moved it to my desktop, tried the Apple System Preferences option with same result. Returned plist . Hmm, just noticed that I have com.apple.systempreferences with one directly after Library ( i.e., not in any folder), and the other in the Library>Preferences folder. Could that be the foul up? Perhaps one of these plists is misplaced.
Any suggestions?

First follow the instructions in this support article.
If an iPhoto or Aperture library is the source of your desktop pictures, it may need to be rebuilt, or you may need to update the application to the latest version.
Otherwise, continue as below.
Back up all data.
In the Finder, hold down the option key and select
          Go ▹ Library
from the menu bar. From the Library folder, delete the following item, if it exists:
          Caches/com.apple.systempreferences
and move the following items to the Desktop, if they exist:
          Application Support/Dock/desktoppicture.db
          Preferences/com.apple.desktop.plist
Launch System Preferences and test. If you still have the issue, put the items you moved to the Desktop back where they came from and post again. Otherwise, delete the items.

System Prefs Users&Groups crash on unlock

Hi there, my Mac pro 2,1 running 10.7.5 has a few issues. One of them is that the System prefs Users&Groups crashes on unlocking the padlock. After I entered the password (I'm the admin) System Prefs crash. I have no problems accessing the other system prefs and unlocking them. Any ideas on how to fix this? Thanks!

Wow! Solved it. Still not sure what caused it but reading upon other threads I did a test changing the user icon and booted in safe mode. No problems in safe mode and after booting in normal mode I could unlock Users&Groups again. It also solved an issue where the Dock would crash upon contextual menu and iTunes that would crash on launch but would work after relaunch. I've had this iTunes problem for months, even after upgrading to iTunes 11.

Can't change desktop picture in System Preferences or iPhoto

For the last two days, I've been unable to change my desktop picture in System Preferences or iPhoto. When I select a picture (Apple's or one of my own) in the Desktop pane of System Preferences, it won't put the picture on my desktop. I tried the same thing in iPhoto with the same results. I installed Google Earth a few days ago; I thought it might be causing the problem so I erased it from my computer. Could it have left anything on my computer that would cause this problem? (sorry if the answer to this is obvious; I'm a newbie). I also just installed the latest version of Tiger; could this be the cause? Has anybody else had this problem? Any help would be greatly appreciated...
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.5)

Never mind, I fixed the problem. I was reseting the Help Viewer and had to restart my computer. I was able to change the desktop pic after that.

Cannot use iPhoto library to set background in System Preferences

I'm unable to set any photos from my iPhoto library as a desktop background using System Preferences. When I select a photo, it appears in the little preview window, but the desktop itself just turns blue.
The Choose Folder option works fine, and I can also set a new background picture from within iPhoto. Any idea why System Preferences can't properly access the iPhoto library?
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I'm having the exact same problem!!

ICloud Mail not setting up via System Preferences

I mistakenly deleted my iCloud mailbox from Mac Mail (was trying to delete another Exchange one I was having problems with) and now when I go into System Preferences and re-tick the Mail option within the iCloud Preference Pane I get the following:
iCloud Mail couldn't be enabled from the iCloud Preference Pane.
Open Mail and add your iCloud account from Mail preferences.
I have multiple folders within this account however and when I re-add through Mail they do not show up in the sidebar like they would have when it was automatically set up through main System Preferences. I would also prefer it to be done this way as that's how it's been designed and the fact it's not allowing me to do it almost suggests an issue.
Can anyone help? I've deleted my Mail preference files but it doesn't seem to have fixed anything.

Is it an @me or @icloud.com address you've setup manually in your mail.app? The account you've added should be the one that was setup when you checked the 'mail' option in the icloud preferences for the first time. Unless you're a former MobileMe user, then it'll be that @me.com address.
For a test, I removed my icloud email (through sys pref >> icloud) and added it manually using the icloud email settings ( http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4864 ). My user created test mailbox was returned.
---- edit
I just messed with it a bit more, and did find an instance where my user created mailbox did not return. Quitting mail.app and reopening fixed it, though. Make sure you to quit it, and not just click the red x.

With 10.2 I can only use system speaker output for audio, NOT my RME FF400 I used previously. The FF400 works fine with other apps. How can I set this device in FCP 10.2? (it is set in both system preferences and midi)

With 10.2 I can only use a system (e.g. speaker) output for audio, NOT my RME FF400 I used without any problems previously. The FF400 works fine with other apps (some like TwistedWave) setup in the program, and others (like Spotify) using system preferences & audio midi setup. How can I set the FF400 to be the sound output device in FCP 10.2? N.B. The FF400 is set as sound output device in both system preferences and audio midi setup.

From the fcp.co forum. See if this does anything for you.
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I have the solution! Well it at least worked for me. This is the response I got from Apple, Can you please try the following steps towards fixing your audio issue, and report back with your results?
1. Open the application Audio Midi Setup (located in Applications : Utilities)
2. Select the Output Tab for the current output device
3. Select the Configure Speakers option
4. Select the Multichannel tab
5. Change the setting to Stereo Now mine was set to stereo but the left channel wasn't showing left. re-clicking on stereo reloaded the settings and after clicking apply it worked.

Is there a command which I can use to dump all the configurations as I set out in System Preferences on the Server?

Hi folks,
I am planning to reinstall OS X 10.6 on my Mac Server. As such I need to collect all the configurations like User Account, User Password, File Sharing... which all are previously setup in the System Preferences.
Instead of writing them down on paper, is there a command which I can execute to dump all these data to a file so that I can refer to them easily?

I support Mac OS X Server at some schools, so I run it as a Home Server.
I do not understand your question.
Server is a package of additions that runs with Mac OS X as if it were part of the Operating System (login is not required for Server components to start up). It is not a wildly different Operating System. There is even an Installer package that allows you to ADD the server componets to an already-installed Mac OS X
User information such as Preferences are stored in a /Users/<user_name>.
This does not change after you install Server, but you can move the Users folder elsewhere, or you can move the Users accounts to an Open Directory database.

Where are Recent Pictures Stored in Settings Users & Groups?

Settings > Users & Groups > Edit Picture > Recent Pictures
I'm trying to clear the tiles of recently used pictures - how can I do this?

Found it!

System Preferences wont group my preferences

So... maybe the title wasnt very clear.
Today I took my mac to school, installed iTunes 10 and checked out 2 little apps, Haudini and TinkerTool, because for some reason when I booted up (It was the second time it happened) Mac OS shows hidden files without me asking to.
Everything fine until like half an hour ago I noticed my system preferences are just organized by alphabetical order, no groups.
You know, you would get your groups in System Preferences, and at the bottom your custom preferences? No more.
Anyone know why? and more important, anyone knows how to fix it?

Hi,
If you mean it is not in the DOCK then go to the Applications folder.
It should then be a simple matter of dragging it back to the DOCK.
Dragging something Off the DOCK and Letting go removes it form the DOCK but does not delete the item. (You usually get the Puff of Smoke animation)
9:22 PM Thursday; September 30, 2010

System Preference/User Accounts Crashes

System preferences crashes when opening "Accounts" or when using parental controls for one user, but not other. Would it help to include the bug report generated upon crashing?
Have...
Sent bug report to apple, but not sure it went out.
repaired permissions, but got this message "
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired."
removed com.apple.systempreferences.plist from preferences folder and restarted
Problem began after son said his password had mysteriously changed, so I reset it and then the problem began.
Started up from Install disc and reset passwords, restarted computer, still crashes program

Back up all data to at least two different storage devices, if you haven't already done so. The backups can be made with Time Machine or with a cloning tool such as Disk Utility. Preferably both. You must be certain that you can restore everything to the state it's in now.
Boot into Recovery, launch Disk Utility, and erase the startup volume. This operation will destroy all data on the volume, so you had be better be sure of your backups. Install OS X. If your Mac was upgraded from an older version of OS X, you’ll need the Apple ID and password you used to upgrade, so make a note of those before you begin.
When you reboot, you'll be prompted to go through the initial setup process. That’s when you import the data from one of your backups. For a walkthrough, see here:
Using Setup Assistant
Import only the original administrator account. Also import Applications and other files. Test the system when it's up and running. If it seems normal, use Migration Assistant to import the other user accounts, one at a time.
How to use Migration Assistant to transfer files from a Time Machine backup
After each one, back up and test.
Note: You need an always-on Ethernet or Wi-Fi connection to the Internet to use Recovery. It won’t work with USB or PPPoE modems, or with networks that require any kind of authentication other than a WPA or WPA2 Personal password.

Trying to set autologoin crashes system preferences

When i go into the users sys prefs and set auto login and choose a user it locks for a bit and then says that sys prefs has crashed. Any ideas? This is a clean install.
System is attached to a windows 2008 r2 server domain but I don't think that makes the difference.

Do a backup.
Quit the application.
Go to Finder and select your user/home folder. With that Finder window as the front window, either select Finder/View/Show View options or go command - J. When the View options opens, check ’Show Library Folder’. That should make your user library folder visible in your user/home folder. Select Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist. Move the .plist to your desktop.
Restart, open the application and test. If it works okay, delete the plist from the desktop.
If the application is the same, return the .plist to where you got it from, overwriting the newer one.
You'll probably have to reset some of your preferences.
Thanks to leonie for some information contained in this.
You might need to redo the View settings after an update.

Setting Picture in System Preferences = Users & Groups

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