Snow Leopard hangs after LDAP login, mouse works, keyboard stops working

Afternoon,
It was suggested that I post my question below in a server forum rather than a client form.
Mike
Morning,
Earlier I posted a question about 10.5 brightness and 10.6. The user will deal with the brightness issue, so that's moot at the moment. I still have an issue with 10.6 hanging.
I have configured 10.6 to authenticate using OpenLDAP from a Red Hat box. The authentication works fine. I have added /home from the same linux box to the list of NFS mounts (Disk Utility->File->NFS Mounts?, I'm not in front of the mac box at this moment to verify). The /home filesystem does get mounted.
Very quickly after logging into a non-local, LDAP account, the mac box becomes useless in that I cannot start any programs, I can't logout, I can't do anything. If I double click on Terminal (Applications->Utilities->Terminal) I get the brief flash like Terminal is starting, but the application never appears on the desktop.
I can still ssh into the mac box. When I ssh in and run top, to see what's consuming the CPU, the machine is idle. My guess right now is every application is timing out or failing to start. I see nothing hogging the CPU nor the network.
When I log in using a local, non-LDAP account the mac box acts as I expect it to when launching applications, looking at NFS, surfing the web, etc.
Any ideas what's going on, what to check for, and how to fix this?
This is an iMac 27". I may need to contact Apple support on this one.
Mike
Additionally, the mouse continues to work, the keyboard stops working (wifi both), and the finder starts reporting -10810 on every application open attempt. I can select the Apple->Logout or Restart options, but nothing happens. I must ssh into the iMac and 'shutdown -r now' to get back to a login so I can login as root to make further changes.
Mike

I was able to grab a crash log if that helps.
Mike
Process: coreservicesd [58]
Path: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/CarbonC ore.framework/Versions/A/Support/coreservicesd
Identifier: coreservicesd
Version: ??? (???)
Code Type: X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [1]
Date/Time: 2010-01-29 16:00:10.976 -0600
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.6.2 (10C2234)
Report Version: 6
Exception Type: EXCBADACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERNINVALIDADDRESS at 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 3
Thread 0: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x0000000100007e3a machmsgtrap + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x00000001000084ad mach_msg + 59
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00000001009e87a2 __CFRunLoopRun + 1698
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00000001009e7c2f CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 575
4 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00000001009e79b6 CFRunLoopRun + 70
5 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x000000010030c972 _CoreServicesServerMain + 522
6 coreservicesd 0x0000000100000eac 0x100000000 + 3756
Thread 1: Dispatch queue: com.apple.libdispatch-manager
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x0000000100020bba kevent + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x0000000100022a85 dispatch_mgrinvoke + 154
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x000000010002275c dispatch_queueinvoke + 185
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x0000000100022286 dispatch_workerthread2 + 244
4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x0000000100021bb8 pthreadwqthread + 353
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x0000000100021a55 start_wqthread + 13
Thread 2:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x00000001000219da _workqkernreturn + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x0000000100021dec pthreadwqthread + 917
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x0000000100021a55 start_wqthread + 13
Thread 3 Crashed:
0 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x00000001002c152e fmodWatchConsumer + 1098
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x0000000100040f8e pthreadstart + 331
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x0000000100040e41 thread_start + 13
Thread 4:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x0000000100012426 read + 10
1 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x00000001002c1f08 fmodWatchProducer + 140
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x0000000100040f8e pthreadstart + 331
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x0000000100040e41 thread_start + 13
Thread 5:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x00000001000219da _workqkernreturn + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x0000000100021dec pthreadwqthread + 917
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x0000000100021a55 start_wqthread + 13
Thread 3 crashed with X86 Thread State (64-bit):
rax: 0x0000000000000000 rbx: 0x0000000101c835ee rcx: 0x00007fffffe00080 rdx: 0x0000000101ae202c
rdi: 0x0000000000000006 rsi: 0x0000000101c835f4 rbp: 0x0000000101f80f10 rsp: 0x0000000101f80db0
r8: 0x0000000101ae2078 r9: 0x0000000000000000 r10: 0x0000000000000000 r11: 0x000000010028272f
r12: 0x0000000000000000 r13: 0x0000000101c83624 r14: 0x0000000101c83624 r15: 0x0000000000000006
rip: 0x00000001002c152e rfl: 0x0000000000010202 cr2: 0x0000000000000000
Binary Images:
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0x100004000 - 0x100004ff7 com.apple.CoreServices 44 (44) <210A4C56-BECB-E3E4-B6EE-7EC53E02265D> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/CoreServices
0x100007000 - 0x1001c5ff7 libSystem.B.dylib ??? (???) <3814B353-9EE2-E2D3-2D5D-9FE26D4AF5D6> /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
0x100256000 - 0x10025aff7 libmathCommon.A.dylib ??? (???) <95718673-FEEE-B6ED-B127-BCDBDB60D4E5> /usr/lib/system/libmathCommon.A.dylib
0x10025d000 - 0x10058ffef com.apple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 861.2 (861.2) <8D3CECD6-0184-C481-14DF-544F6C1BD4D9> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/CarbonC ore.framework/Versions/A/CarbonCore
0x100608000 - 0x1006d4fff com.apple.CFNetwork 454.5 (454.5) <34CC453F-9BFC-F6F6-78FE-304F19A8266F> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/CFNetwo rk.framework/Versions/A/CFNetwork
0x100744000 - 0x10078eff7 com.apple.Metadata 10.6.2 (507.4) <89D9A7A8-00D8-6143-31C9-708275853E91> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/Metadat a.framework/Versions/A/Metadata
0x1007b8000 - 0x100875ff7 com.apple.CoreServices.OSServices 352 (352) <991CA6C2-78C5-93CC-A7AA-7BF351991BC6> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/OSServi ces.framework/Versions/A/OSServices
0x1008cf000 - 0x10095ffff com.apple.SearchKit 1.3.0 (1.3.0) <3403E658-A54E-A79A-12EB-E090E8743984> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/SearchK it.framework/Versions/A/SearchKit
0x10099d000 - 0x100b10ff7 com.apple.CoreFoundation 6.6.1 (550.13) <65C48FB9-CE32-68C4-9457-D8392775ED55> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation
0x100c29000 - 0x100c64ff7 com.apple.AE 496.1 (496.1) <9B43962D-4AE5-7CB5-EA81-50C27AF5AD94> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/AE.fram ework/Versions/A/AE
0x100c7e000 - 0x100d1efff com.apple.LaunchServices 362 (362) <0420B038-B12E-0976-A069-15894B398314> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchS ervices.framework/Versions/A/LaunchServices
0x100d64000 - 0x100d8cfff com.apple.DictionaryServices 1.1.1 (1.1.1) <CC593ECB-8FFA-BF81-0B0D-F8C606B31318> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/Diction aryServices.framework/Versions/A/DictionaryServices
0x100da6000 - 0x100e03fef com.apple.framework.IOKit 2.0 (???) <4437494E-1E7F-EE0F-9FCA-AC5BC46DFD57> /System/Library/Frameworks/IOKit.framework/Versions/A/IOKit
0x100e25000 - 0x100fe3fff libicucore.A.dylib ??? (???) <7165A473-3A42-A15A-C6B0-75DECF1C3ECF> /usr/lib/libicucore.A.dylib
0x101052000 - 0x101058ff7 com.apple.DiskArbitration 2.3 (2.3) <857F6E43-1EF4-7D53-351B-10DE0A8F992A> /System/Library/Frameworks/DiskArbitration.framework/Versions/A/DiskArbitration
0x101061000 - 0x101077fef libbsm.0.dylib ??? (???) <83676D2E-23CD-45CD-BE5C-35FCFFBBBDBB> /usr/lib/libbsm.0.dylib
0x101080000 - 0x10108ffff com.apple.NetFS 3.2.1 (3.2.1) <3C6C2D5E-C1E2-9FF9-97A2-4141A5660EBB> /System/Library/Frameworks/NetFS.framework/Versions/A/NetFS
0x101098000 - 0x10114efff libobjc.A.dylib ??? (???) <4B6351E5-A293-D814-36E1-E75E35C25D86> /usr/lib/libobjc.A.dylib
0x101162000 - 0x1011dffef libstdc++.6.dylib ??? (???) <35ECA411-2C08-FD7D-11B1-1B7A04921A5C> /usr/lib/libstdc++.6.dylib
0x101240000 - 0x101251fef libz.1.dylib ??? (???) <3A7A4C48-A4C8-A78A-8B87-C0DDF6601AC8> /usr/lib/libz.1.dylib
0x101256000 - 0x101264ff7 libkxld.dylib ??? (???) <60D615F8-6AD1-0AFF-8303-6F3627296780> /usr/lib/system/libkxld.dylib
0x101268000 - 0x1012b4fff libauto.dylib ??? (???) <8145CA34-EA03-11D2-5C60-02C1E5750593> /usr/lib/libauto.dylib
0x1012c1000 - 0x101546fe7 com.apple.security 6.1.1 (37594) <E5DA8BFD-4A48-EFD4-E938-3BDFB356A8AF> /System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/Security
0x10163c000 - 0x1016f5fff libsqlite3.dylib ??? (???) <5A15E12A-AE8F-1A36-BBC7-564E7D7AD0FB> /usr/lib/libsqlite3.dylib
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0x101769000 - 0x101794ff7 libxslt.1.dylib ??? (???) <87A0B228-B24A-C426-C3FB-B40D7258DD49> /usr/lib/libxslt.1.dylib
0x10179f000 - 0x1018b6fef libxml2.2.dylib ??? (???) <4355C785-9388-1061-6427-D004E92A3766> /usr/lib/libxml2.2.dylib
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This is too insure protection of your data in case something goes wrong with the install of OS X Mountain Lion.
Good Luck!

I have a MacBook Pro with Snow Leopard. After connecting my HP Photosmart D110 to it, the printer works but the scanner doesn't. The message is"The scan cannot be performed because another program has control of the HP imaging device". Can anyone help?

I have a MacBook Pro with Snow Leopard. After connecting my HP Photosmart D110 to it, the printer works but the scanner doesn't. The message is"The scan cannot be performed because another program has control of the HP imaging device". Can anyone help?

Found the answer on the HP site. It's the original software that works with this printer OS X 10.6!!
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en &cc=us&prodTypeId=18972&prodSeriesId=3558902&prodNameId=3562006&swEnvOID=219&swL ang=8&mode=2&taskId=135&swItem=ma-60835-3

I have a MacBook pro version 10.6.7 with snow leopard. After an scheduled software upgrade I could not open Quicken (It said it could not open the files). Now I can only open it if I have my external drive on. Can you help?

I have a MacBook pro version 10.6.7 with snow leopard. After an scheduled software upgrade I could not open Quicken (It said it could not open the files). Now I can only open it if I have my external drive on. Can you help?
All the information that I had input on Quicken is gone. I have to have the external hard drive that I use to back up to be able to use quicken now. It is as if it was erased from the laptop hardrive

Try repairing permissions. My favorite way is with a utility called AppleJack. Info and download here. It's free. It only works when you boot in Single User Mode. When restarting or booting, hold down the Command key and S keys.
You will get a very different startup screen that looks like the Terminal app has hijacked the screen. Just let the lines of text scroll by. When that happens you will get a text entry prompt. Type in "AppleJack" without the quotation marks.
A DOS looking menu will appear. Choose 1 or d to run Disk Repair. If you get a message that Disk Repair found and corrected errors, run it again. Repeat until you get the "your disk appears to be ok" message. This rarely happens with my experience, though. This does the same thing as as booting from an external drive and running Disk Utility's repair. Only, no external drive is required!
Next, choose 2 or p to repair disk permissions. This will take a little while. AppleJack warns that it will take up to an half hour to run repair permissions. It'n never taken more than about ten minutes for my MacBook Pro.
As permissions are repaired, you will see each repair scroll on the screen. When done, the menu returns, choose q to quit. Then at the prompt, enter "exit" without the quotes. Your MacBook Pro should restart into Mac OS normally after this.
Hope this helps.

My macbook mouse/touchpad has stopped working. After 5 minutes ,the mouse won't click and I have to shut down. What's wrong?

I have a white macbook, about 4 years old. Every time I use it, after five minutes, the mouse and touchpad stop working. You can still hear the click but it doesn't actually click anything on the screen, effectively freezing the computer. I have to just shut it down. What can i do about this?!? Thanks

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of this exercise is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login. Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
Be sure your Mac is shut down.
Press the power button.
Immediately after you hear the startup tone, hold the Shift key. The Shift key should be held as soon as possible after the startup tone, but not before the tone.
Release the Shift key when you see the gray Apple icon and the progress indicator (looks like a spinning gear).
Note: If FileVault is enabled under Mac OS X 10.7 or later, you can’t boot in safe mode.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including wireless networking on certain Macs.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem(s)?
After testing, reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test.

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