Startup items error

i downloaded the app missing sync, and ever since then i keep gettin this error whenever i turn my macbook on
Insecure Startup Items folder detected
Items in the Startup folder ("/Library/StartupItems/") have not been started because the folder does not have the proper security settings.
i tried uninstalling the application, and it still shows up, even though theres nothing in that folder when i check it.

1. I had forgotten that I had also installed Dantz Retrospect Express / Maxtor one touch. Sorry all.
All of these errors are attributable to that software....! See: http://forums.macosxhints.com/archive/index.php/t-14381.html .
(On the way I unhid hidden files by script using Terminal.app so as to look at .ds_store which I guessed was corrupted - see : http://guides.macrumors.com/Viewinghidden_files_on_aMac ).
To get rid of the error messages detailed above, I had to copy the contents of MxBtDaemon & Retrorun sub folders in /library/startupitems to desktop (eliminating the 'dot' in the file names), then delete the startupitems folder.
On restarting I still get "Insecure startup items folder detected" but the rest have gone - although icon occurs erratically ; so is there a possibility that .ds_store & .localised are still corrupted at the root of '/library' ? If so, how to fix that?

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I cannot install Creative Suite 5.5 on my Windows 7 Professional. I keep getting error message: "Exit Code: 15 - Media DB sync failed". I have disabled UAC and Startup items and Services with no luck. Can you please help?

I cannot install Creative Suite 5.5 on my Windows 7 Professional. I keep getting error message: "Exit Code: 15 - Media DB sync failed". I have disabled UAC and Startup items and Services with no luck. Can you please help?

I am sorry Erickkasner but there is no longer direct support provided for Creative Suite 5.5 installation issues.
You are welcome to post any specific errors you are able to discover within your installation log to this discussion. Since you are using Windows then Exit Code 15 could mean one of the following:
Installer database is corrupted
Update pending to your operating system
Improper permissions set for the Media.db
The installation log file should provide additional insight into the exact error you are experiencing. Please make sure to use the find command to look for the words 'ERROR' and 'FATAL' to locate the relevant error messages.

When I turn on my computer I get the following error messages: Insecure Startup Item disabled. "Library/StartupItems/HP IO" has not been started because it does not have the proper security settings. Also for HP Trap Monitor. How do I fix these?

When I turn on my computer I get the following error messages:
Insecure Startup Item disabled. "Library/StartupItems/HP IO" has not been started because it does not have the proper security settings.
Insecure Startup Item disabled. "Library/StartupItems/HP Trap Monitor" has not been started because it does not have the proper security settings.
How do I fix these?

Library/LaunchAgents: com.promethean.activmgr.plist
Library/LaunchDaemons: com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist, com.promethean.activhardwareservice.plist
Library/StartupItems: HP IO folder - HP IO, Resources, StartupParameters.plist
HP Trap Monitor folder - HP Trap Monitor, Resources, StartupParameters.plist
These are the system extension errors
"/System/Library/Extensions/AppleGraphicsControl.kext"
"/System/Library/Extensions/AppleGraphicsControl.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleMux Control.kext"
"/System/Library/Extensions/AppleGraphicsControl.kext/Contents/PlugIns/ApplePoli cyControl.kext"
"/System/Library/Extensions/BJUSBLoad.kext"
"/System/Library/Extensions/EPSONUSBPrintClass.kext"
I do not know what any of these do or how to fix them. I have run multiple disk permission repairs & disk repairs. The startup & system extension errors continue to come up.
I even followed the directions to move HP IO & HP Trap Monitor to the trash, run disk permissions repair, put back in folder, then restart - and still am getting error message.

TS3493 I too have the Insecure Startup Item Disabled error message.

The folder is empty, although 319Kb on Disk. I am unable to move it to the Trash as it says it's required by Mac OS X. This is truly infuriating. I have entered Disk Utility and used Repair Permissions. Currently running Mountain Lion, 10.8.3.

This is incorrect. Most of the time this error happens from faulty permissions settings on the startup items or the StartupItems folder. Startup items should be owned by root (the "system" account) and not be writable by anyone else, but if not then the system will detect this and prevent it from loading, as this means a third-party might have tampered with it and potentially cause a problem (hence the "insecure" characterization).
Since Startup Items are from third-party installations, often OS X will not include them in a permissions fix routine as there may be no entries for them in the permissions database.
To correct this problem, run the following two command in the Terminal:
sudo chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/StartupItems
sudo chmod -R 755 /System/Library/StartupItems
Earlier it was mentioned that a Startup Items folder is within the User library, but this is not the case as Startup Items are only activated at boot and not at login. There is no point for one to be in the user's library, and the system will not look there for any startup items..

**SOLUTION** DLLML.exe Fails to load at startup (application error)

Hello everyone!
I purchased the SB X-Fi Fatalty Champion Edition soon after release, and think this is the best card I have ever used to date. Absolutely love it, unbelievable sound.
Now a year or two ago I noticed a certain file failing to load when I started windows.
This file, DLLML.exe. To my understanding this file is used to load EAX emulation support into older games/modules (essential loads a "middle-man" file between the game's sound files/.dll's, and the hardware SPU [Sound Processing Unit, not a real acronym, but that's what I call it since GPU and CPU are similar distincti've acronyms so if you see it used anywhere, it came from me ] to allow EAX support in non-EAX enabled games), and/or to add EAX effects in your audio files using the Wave Studio app.
I've pinpointed this issue to either a Windows Update, or the Creative auto-update (which could mean it is an error caused by an installaion combination of multiple apps at once) because this issue did not arise until I did these two things (did Windows Update, then Creative Auto-Update, then restarted computer).
Now I've primarily had this issue with Windows XP x64 but I have had this issue at times with Windows XP x86 as well.
After you install the software suite, it adds an entry in your Windows Startup to load the module (Start/Run. msconfig. Startup tab. Look for STARTUP ITEM: DLLML). The entry looks like this:
WinXPx86 looks like: "C:\Program Files\Creative\Shared Files\Module Loader\DLLML.exe" RCSystem * -Startup
WinXPx64 looks like: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Shared Files\Module Loader\DLLML.exe" RCSystem * -Startup
Under most circumstances this module loads fine, but because Creative, for reasons why I have not delved into, loads some of their DLL files differently than the Windows standard, which may also be a cause of this issue (extremely unlikely, I believe it is one of the 2 things i mentioned above).
Either way, after I did those 2 things, the DLLML.exe startup entry failed to load every time.
But I fixed it.
Now what you have to do to resolve this issue, involves editing the startup entry in the Windows Registry.
If you are scared to go into it, have no idea what I am talking about, or never edited the Registry before, don't worry. If you follow these steps EXACTLY, you have nothing to fear.
I will be using default installation parameters for file pathing, so if your Operating System is installed in a different dri've letter other than C:\, then just change the letter to the one your OS is installed onto.
Capitals used for emphesis on actions to take:
-Hit the START button, then select RUN
--------If RUN is not in your start menu, you need to enable it by right-clicking and open area of your TASKBAR, select PROPERTIES. --------Click the START MENU tab, then the CUSTOMIZE button. Click the ADVANCED tab. In the START MENU ITEMS box, scroll down to the entry that says SHOW RUN. Check the checkbox to fill it. Then OK/APPLY/OK, and you should be back to the desktop. Then go to START/RUN
-type the word REGEDIT
--------This opens the Windows Registry.
--------DO NOT change ANYTHING in this other than the exact directions I specify or you may corrupt your registry or even worse, corrupt your system, which means F&R time (Format & Reinstall). Treat it like a stripper. You can look all you want but don't touch or there could be dire consequences.
--------Now the fastest way to find this is to manually navigate to the specific "key" or "entry" you need to modify. Mouse-click the +'s to navitage further into the "hi've" following these maps:
-FOR WINDOWS XP x86 USERS NAVIGATE TO: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run
-FOR WINDOWS XP x64 USERS NAVITAGE TO: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432\Microsoft\Wind ows\CurrentVersion\Run
--------Now you are looking for a specific entry NAME called RCSYSTEM. Depending on which version you are running. They are:
-FOR WINDOWS XP x86 USERS: "C:\Program Files\Creative\Shared Files\Module Loader\DLLML.exe" RCSystem * -Startup
-FOR WINDOWS XP x64 USERS: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Shared Files\Module Loader\DLLML.exe" RCSystem * -Startup
-------Now we are going to edit the entry. What we need to do is get rid of that * (asterix) character in the name. I don't know why it is there, I'm thinking it may be a coding error. But in my WinXPx64, this was the culprit.
-Double-click the RCSYSTEM key to edit it, and edit it so it looks EXACTLY LIKE THIS (If you're paranoid about doing something bad, COPY and PASTE this line pertaining to your installed OS. KEEP IN MIND THE INSTALLATION DRIVE LETTER, CHANGE FIRST LETTER IF NESCESSARY)
-FOR WINDOWS XP x86 USERS: "C:\Program Files\Creative\Shared Files\Module Loader\DLLML.exe" RCSystem -Startup
-FOR WINDOWS XP x64 USERS: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Shared Files\Module Loader\DLLML.exe" RCSystem -Startup
-click OK button. Now it is changed.
-------And we're DONE EDITING the Registry entry!
-now go to FILE in the top-left menu, then select EXIT
-RESTART your computer
-------You should not receive the "DLLML.exe failed to load" (application error) again!!
To check to see if it loaded into your system properly (as if not getting the error message anymore was proof enough it loaded properly), when you reboot back to the desktop, do the "three-fingered salute" (ctrl-alt-delete), then select the PROCESSES tab. Click on the IMAGE NAME heading to sort it alphabetically, and look for the name (WinXPx86) DLLML.exe or (WinXPx64) DLLML.exe *32.
If you see it listed, it loaded!! CONGRATS, IT BE FIXED!!
If this did not work for you, then your system is posessed, get a priest. I don't think a witchdoctor would give your comp good vibes O_o
Hope this resolved it for you. Enjoy your EAX with Duke Nukem 3d again!
EDIT: As a side note, I also noticed that since after this fix, my computer doesn't hang after sending the restart/shutdown killsignal, so I am wondering with people having similar hanging issues, if their issue could be resolved something similar to this.
Just a thought for any admins/mods/users out there that know what they are doing that maybe wanna test that out.
Sincerely,
Jason Ostapyk
3yr degree, MCP, CCNA, A+ certified, Specialised Electrician Class M Licensed

G Kudos for a brilliant finding! After a Windows Hotfix on my XP SP3, when shutting down my PC I would wait for a program and then get an error that EAX was not responding before finally shutting down. On next reboot I lost sound on my PC. After running tests, the Direct Sound test failed pointing at EAX.
This solution cured the problem. Again, kudos, job really well done!!!

Slow down after upgrading OS, issue with Startup item

Problem description:
slow after updating OS
EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108)
Report generated January 14, 2015 at 10:45:00 PM EST
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 1:36:4
Disk Information: ℹ️
TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (251.85 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
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Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
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Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
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Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.2.6) [Support]
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.2.6) [Support]
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (4.2.6) [Support]
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.2.6) [Support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
VirtualBox: Path: /Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Launch Agents: ℹ️
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[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.xamarin.mtvs.buildserver.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Support]
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[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
SpeechSynthesisServer Application (/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks /SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesisServer.app)
EOS Utility ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Canon Utilities/EOS Utility/EOS Utility.app)
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Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.6.0f3 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.6.8r638 [Support]
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Add more RAM or cut back on concurrent applications. Startup Item is irrelevant.
Try these in order testing your system after each to see if it's back to normal:
1. a. Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
    b. Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
2. Restart the computer in Safe Mode, then restart again, normally. If this doesn't help, then:
Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the Utilities menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
3. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
4. Reinstall Yosemite: Reboot from the Recovery HD. Select Reinstall OS X from the Utilities menu, and click on the Continue button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible
            because it is three times faster than wireless.
5. Reinstall Yosemite from Scratch:
Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
How to Clean Install OS X Yosemite
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible
            because it is three times faster than wireless.

Insecure Startup Item Disabled

Hello
I recently installed a HP Printer (HP PSC 1410 All In One) to my MacBook system running Snow Leopard 10.6.3 and just after I installed I uninstalled when finished. Since the uninstall however, I have been getting an error message at startup reading the following:
Insecure Startup Item Disabled
"/Library/StartupItems/HP Trap Monitor" has not been started because it does not have the proper security settings."
I was just wondering what this meant and how to get rid of this annoying dialogue box which appears at each startup of my computer. Thanks in advance

The easiest way is to remove it from that folder. I would move it to the desktop, restart, and see if you get that message. Don't throw it away until you are sure you haven't lost any functionality.
Hope this helps.

Launchd, Startup Item crud - -what am I doing wrong?

So, I have a startup item which works when I type
sudo SystemStarter start MayaFlexlm
Works great. Spawns flexlm, a daemon that listens for incoming connections for licensing.
Trouble is, it does not automatically start on reboot. I always have to type that command to make it run. This is obviously a problem and I don't understand why SystemStarter doesn't do what it claims.
So I said, good time to migrate to launchd. When I made a plist, however, and tried to run it with
sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.rcook.mayaflexlm.plist
I get nothing in the system log, no daemon running, and life ***. Can someone take a look at my code and tell me what I'm doing wrong?
Here is the Startup Item which works:
=====================================
#!/bin/sh
Maya license server daemon startup, hacked up by Rich Cook extenstion 3=9605
. /etc/rc.common
StartService ()
if RUNNING=$(/usr/aw/COM/bin/lmstat -c /var/flexlm/aw_server.dat | grep -v 'not running' >/dev/null 2>&1); then
ConsoleMessage "Starting Maya flexlm server."
/usr/aw/COM/bin/aw_flexlm start
else
ConsoleMessage "Maya license server (flexlm) is already running."
fi
StopService ()
ConsoleMessage "Stopping Maya flexlm server"
/usr/aw/COM/bin/aw_flexlm stop
RestartService ()
StopService
StartService
RunService "$1"
======================================================
Here is the launch daemon which makes me hate Apple Computers:
======================================================
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>RunAtLoad</key>
<true/>
<key>Label</key>
<string>rcook.mayaflexlm</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/usr/aw/COM/bin/aw_flexlm</string>
<string>start</string>
</array>
<key>ServiceDescription</key>
<string>Maya FlexLM licensing for Maya and CityEngine</string>
</dict>
</plist>
=====================================================

wealthychef wrote:
As one of our scaly unpleasant friends was hinting at, labels are not used for much by launchd; they have little operational significance, I believe.
I've never seen one whose label was different that the file name (less .plist) so it's a good thing to change anyway. Perhaps labels are only used to identify them in a human-readable listing.
I do get an error in the log, though, which I think means that the process exited immediately.
That is an important plot point.
Perhaps there launchd expects the daemon to keep running and kills it if it doesn't? I recall in the man page or somewhere they said the process cannot daemonize itself.
That is correct.
aw_flexlm starts the actual license software and then exits. This is probably my problem. But I didn't write this code -- all I want is for this thing to start up on launch. I will trust it won't crash.
Is aw_flexlm a binary or a script?
If it is a script, you should be able to look inside and find where it actually kicks off a program. Duplicate that line and turn it into an echo. Run it and now you'll have your actual executable and arguments.
If aw_flexlm is a binary, you will have to look for documentation for it. There are sometimes options that will prevent some or all of the various daemonization actions.
I did a quick check and it seems that aw_flexlm is indeed a script. You should be able to look around in it. The 'start' operation is easy. See what it does for the 'stop' operation. Launchd can't perform any complicated shutdown process. It expects the program to shutdown cleanly if killed. Not all programs will do that.

CS4 products adding required Startup items to MSCONFIG

Adobe CS products for Windows install several items in the Startup tab in MSCONIG. As a rule, Startup items are unnecessary and take up RAM and other resources. Until I installed the CS products I had no items checked in the Startup tab which meant my PC started up (and shut down) quickly and only the bare minimum of standard Windows OS programs were running in the background. The Adobe CS install added five items: CS4ServiceManager, AdobeCollabSync, a blank line with no Startup Item name or Command line text (I have submitted a general forum query about that line), Acrotray, Acrobat_sl and Reader_sl. In previous installs Adobe added Adobe Acrobat Speed Launcher, Adobe Gamma, Adobe Reader Speed Launcher, and Adobe Reader Synchronizer.
I would prefer that Adobe not add anything to my Startup tab. I don't want any unnecessary programs running in the background. And I don't want any company forcing me to run programs in the background. Note: If you uncheck CS4ServiceManager, AdobeCollabSync or that strange blank line, Adobe CS products will not run. Instead, they will start, an error message (148:3) will appear, and the programs will close.
With this surreptitious Startup program installation, I get the sense that "Big Brother" is watching. Since no other company that I'm aware of adds items to the Startup list that are REQUIRED to run their software, I'm sure Adobe can change it's install routine to not add items to the Startup clutter.
Jeff Sengstack

This is a user 2 user forum. You are speaking to fellow users. If you want to speak to Adobe:
https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform

10.6.4 deleted most startup items

Hi there,
I installed 10.6.4 yesterday without any error messages. After the reboot I realized that most of my startup items have vanished. How could that happen?
Does anyone know the physical folder where these items are normanlly stored?
Thx!
Jan

Hi Kappy,
I had programs which were started automatically at login. They were shown in my user profil under the system preferences.
Most of them were active in the background and visible in the menu bar, like "ShoveBox", "Transmit" etc.
I can not find this folder. It seems the whole folder is gone after the update.
Is there a place where things are stored in these cases. There is nothing in the trash.
Message was edited by: JanTon

Startup items

My prefs settings have somehow changed and my startup items are not working - retrospect / suitcase etc - my fonts in Photoshop and Quark etc are also not loading - I have ran the utility disc a few times and it was fixing the problem, but now it's not.

Repairing the permissions of a home folder in Lion is a complicated procedure. I don’t know of a simpler one that always works.
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the page that opens.
Drag or copy — do not type — the following line into the Terminal window, then press return:
chmod -R -N ~
The command will take a noticeable amount of time to run. When a new line ending in a dollar sign ($) appears below what you entered, it’s done. You may see a few error messages about an “invalid argument” while the command is running. You can ignore those. If you get an error message with the words “Permission denied,” enter this:
sudo !!
You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning not to screw up.
Next, boot from your recovery partition by holding down the key combination command-R at startup. Release the keys when you see a gray screen with a spinning dial.
When the recovery desktop appears, select Utilities ▹ Terminal from the menu bar.
In the Terminal window, enter “resetpassword” (without the quotes) and press return. A Reset Password window opens. You’re not going to reset the password.
Select your boot volume if not already selected.
Select your username from the menu labeled Select the user account if not already selected.
Under Reset Home Directory Permissions and ACLs, click the Reset button.
Select  ▹ Restart from the menu bar.

10.5.6 Login Items Error with Network Home Directories

I'm splitting this post off from a previous discussion which can be found here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1835976&tstart=0
With 10.5.6 our Login Items are not working on client machines that use Network Home Directories. Everything works fine under 10.5.5.
When the 10.5.6 client logs in, login items with a path directed to the Home/Documents folder cannot be found, and the following error appears in Console:
"Unable to resolve startup item: status = -35, theURL == NULL = 1"
I have no problem manually navigating to the Home/Documents folder and opening the login items. Removing and re-adding the login items does not fix the problem. Revert to 10.5.5 and the login items are fine.
Below is a suspicious error that I see repeated multiple times in Console (viewing "All Messages") on the 10.5.6 clients but not on the 10.5.5 clients:
Sender:
loginwindow 34
Message:
FolderManager: Failed looking up user domain root; url='file://localhost/Network/Servers/myserver_name.com/Users/my_username/' path =/Network/Servers/myserver_name.com/Users/my_username/ err=-35 uid=0 euid=10790
I'm sure I could find a work-around by moving the location of my login items or maybe even changing to launchd. However, this error seems to indicate something going on with the 10.5.6 install that might be more serious. I've done some typical troubleshooting: DFA, Repairing Permissions, Clearing Caches, trashing loginwindow and MCX preferences, deleting the /Library/Managed Preferences folder, rechecking DNS on the server (forward and reverse lookup OK).
Any help is appreciated!
Thanks!

just to tell you, same thing here - it's nothing special about your setup. it's not a big issue for us as the kernel panic at logout on 10.5.6 is the real killer (no it's NOT JUST FONTS) so our workround is that we're not rolling it out! (staying 10.5.5).
but on my own test 10.5.6 mac i get exactly the same issue with login items that are in the network home. local apps (font management app, ichat etc in /Applications) OK, but stuff on the mounted home server - nope and a line in the syslog for each item:
Jan 28 09:25:54 hc04800-bssaht loginwindow[32028]: Unable to resolve startup item: status = -36, theURL == NULL = 1

Update to 10.6.3 - Now Getting Insecure Startup Item Disabled

Updated Snow Leopard on the MBP last night. Now I'm getting an error message upon reboot "Insecure Startup Item Disabled /Library/StarupItems/Oracle"
I've tried using Onyx to verify and repair permissions. No luck. I also booted to the install disc, then ran disk utility to verify and repair permissions. No luck on reboot.
I have Oracle 10g installed as a separate user which is supposed to start automatically when the machine boots. I then run Oracle SQL Developer under my normal login to access the database. Because the database apparently doesn't start during that boot up, SQL Developer can establish a connection.
This worked fine up until the software update last night. How can I make that startup item secure?

Ha! Most of that's Greek to me, also. However, it's unrelated to the startup item I believe. The startup item is only used to initialize the Oracle system at startup - it runs a program or two. After that it's another story. The problem may be due to an incompatibility between the version of Oracle and the version of Snow Leopard. I would report this to Oracle. You can help them with the problem by providing copies of any console log entries related to Oracle as well as the specific error messages received.
It's quite possible that security changes with Snow Leopard is affecting Oracle in some way that is likely permissions related. That would be my guess.
"Wheel" is a standard Unix group containing only those users who are permitted to su. Su means superuser. The superuser is a "root" user. Non-root users such as an admin user may be permitted superuser status if they belong to the wheel group.

Insecure startup items. Huh?

I just started getting the error message below this morning. and after checking all the library/startup folders, they are empty and there are no visible folders. What gives?
INSECURE STARTUP ITEMS FOLDER DETECTED
Items in the startup items folder have not been started because the folder does not have the proper security settings.

The other day I installed HP Image Zone for my HP PSC 1510 All-in-on Printer/Scanner/Copier and began seeing this "insecure startup item" message upon startup. The startup items existed in my user library folder "/USER/LIBRARY/STARTUPITEMS", not system startup.
NOTE: I have been using this device for printing now for month without ever installing the software.
I located a closed discussion about this particular issue related top the "HP IO" and "HP TRAP" startup items. It is located here - http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10711531
When I check the permission settings for these objects I see me with Read & Write, Staff with Read Only, and Everyone with read Only. I do not see "System" or "Wheel" and can not add those, so unsure what this indicates.
After removing the items from the startupitems folder and re-booting I no longer receive this message (of course, that was to be expected). However, now I am not able to access my device (EXCEPT TO PRINT). In other words, I can still print to the device which I have been doing all this time without the HP Image Zone software installed. Upon removing these startup items, my machine can not seem to locate the device as a copier/scanner, only as a printer.
Looks like I may have to try re-installing OSX and run repair to see if that works, but wanted to share what I am experiencing and see if anyone has some tips.

HT1338 I need to delete an older version of Microsoft Database Daemon from the startup items before I can open Microsoft Outlook - how do i do this on my MacBook Pro Mac OSX Lion?

I have received a message when trying to open Mirosoft Outlook on my Mac - tekking me to delete the Microsoft Database daemon from the startup Items - I do not know how to do this.

Open the Users & Groups pane of System Preferences, click on your user account, and remove it from the list of login items.
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