User account deletions

Hi,
Im hoping someone can help! This may not make perfect sense but hopefully can catch my meaning.
I deleted an account and home folder due to some form of account related corruption.
i would like to recreate the account again (same full name & account name) but just want to make sure that once an account is deleted it doesn't cache. last thing i want to do is recreate the account and it caches on some information from the former corrupt home folder.
i hope this makes sense

Nope, doesn't cache. However, if you opted to save the deleted account's data, it'll be as a disk image within /Users/Deleted Users/. Recreating the account allows recovery of that user's data files.

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User account delete?

I am cleaning out my iMac (gift to daughter) and I have initiated a user account delete (the secure option I think it's called). It has been trucking along for several hours now so I am wondering how long this could take.
Of course, I never thought of trashing all of my pictures and music beofre starting this so I guess this is what is taking so much time.
I don't think attempting to stop would be a good idea.
Opinions and suggestions as always are welcomed.
Cheers!

JiPi1212 wrote:
I am cleaning out my iMac (gift to daughter) and I have initiated a user account delete (the secure option I think it's called). It has been trucking along for several hours now so I am wondering how long this could take.
Depends on the size of the account. Could take many hours, as OSX is writing zeros over every byte.
I don't think attempting to stop would be a good idea.
Probably correct; I've never dared to try it.

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1/24/11 6:03:55 PM loginwindow[47] CGSDisplayServerShutdown: Detaching display subsystem from window server
1/24/11 6:03:55 PM UserEventAgent[639] CGSDisplayServerShutdown: Detaching display subsystem from window server
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1/24/11 6:03:55 PM com.apple.loginwindow[47] Mon Jan 24 18:03:55 Alan-Brons-MacBook-Pro.local loginwindow[47] <Warning>: CGSShutdownServerConnections: Detaching application from window server
1/24/11 6:03:55 PM com.apple.loginwindow[47] Mon Jan 24 18:03:55 Alan-Brons-MacBook-Pro.local loginwindow[47] <Warning>: CGSDisplayServerShutdown: Detaching display subsystem from window server
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1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.364 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_amavisd" with home "/var/virusmails" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_amavisd" with home "/var/virusmails" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 83
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.367 ManagedClient[8181:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 83
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_appowner'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.368 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_appowner'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_appserver'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.368 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_appserver'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_ard'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.369 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_ard'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_atsserver'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.369 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_atsserver'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_calendar'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.370 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_calendar'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_carddav'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.370 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_carddav'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
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1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.371 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_clamav" with home "/var/virusmails" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 82
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.371 ManagedClient[8181:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 82
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1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.371 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_coreaudiod'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_cvmsroot'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.372 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_cvmsroot'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_cvs'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.372 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_cvs'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
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1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.373 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_cyrus" with home "/var/imap" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 77
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.373 ManagedClient[8181:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 77
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_devdocs'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.374 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_devdocs'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_dovecot'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.374 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_dovecot'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_dpaudio'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.375 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_dpaudio'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_eppc'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.375 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_eppc'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_installer'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.375 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_installer'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_jabber'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.376 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_jabber'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_lda'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.376 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_lda'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_locationd'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.377 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_locationd'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
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1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.378 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_lp" with home "/var/spool/cups" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 26
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.379 ManagedClient[8181:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 26
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_mailman'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.379 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_mailman'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_mcxalr'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.380 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_mcxalr'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_mdnsresponder'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.381 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_mdnsresponder'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_mysql'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.381 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_mysql'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_pcastagent" with home "/var/pcast/agent" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.382 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_pcastagent" with home "/var/pcast/agent" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 55
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.382 ManagedClient[8181:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 55
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1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.382 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_pcastserver" with home "/var/pcast/server" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 56
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.383 ManagedClient[8181:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 56
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1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.383 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_postfix" with home "/var/spool/postfix" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 27
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.384 ManagedClient[8181:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 27
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_qtss'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.384 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_qtss'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_sandbox'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.385 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_sandbox'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_screensaver'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.385 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_screensaver'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_securityagent'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.385 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_securityagent'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_serialnumberd'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.386 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_serialnumberd'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_softwareupdate'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.386 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_softwareupdate'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_spotlight'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.387 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_spotlight'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_sshd'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.387 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_sshd'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_svn'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.388 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_svn'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_teamsserver" with home "/var/teamsserver" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.388 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_teamsserver" with home "/var/teamsserver" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 94
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.389 ManagedClient[8181:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 94
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_timezone'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.389 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_timezone'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_tokend'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.389 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_tokend'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_trustevaluationagent'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.390 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_trustevaluationagent'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_unknown'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.390 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_unknown'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account 'updatesharing'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.391 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account 'updatesharing'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_usbmuxd" with home "/var/db/lockdown" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.391 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_usbmuxd" with home "/var/db/lockdown" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 213
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.392 ManagedClient[8181:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 213
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_uucp" with home "/var/spool/uucp" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 4
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_windowserver'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_www" with home "/Library/WebServer" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 70
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_xgridagent" with home "/var/xgrid/agent" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 86
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_xgridcontroller" with home "/var/xgrid/controller" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 85
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "alan" with home "/Users/alan" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.392 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_uucp" with home "/var/spool/uucp" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.392 ManagedClient[8181:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 4
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.393 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_windowserver'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.394 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_www" with home "/Library/WebServer" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.394 ManagedClient[8181:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 70
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.395 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_xgridagent" with home "/var/xgrid/agent" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.395 ManagedClient[8181:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 86
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.396 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_xgridcontroller" with home "/var/xgrid/controller" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.397 ManagedClient[8181:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 85
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.397 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "alan" with home "/Users/alan" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
1/24/11 6:04:16 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "daemon" with home "/var/root" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
1/24/11 6:04:16 PM ManagedClient[8181] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 1
1/24/11 6:04:16 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account 'nobody'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:16 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account 'zend'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:16 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:16.666 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "daemon" with home "/var/root" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
1/24/11 6:04:16 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:16.667 ManagedClient[8181:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 1
1/24/11 6:04:16 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:16.667 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account 'nobody'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:16 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:16.667 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account 'zend'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
1/24/11 6:04:18 PM loginwindow[8173] Login Window - Returned from Security Agent
1/24/11 6:04:19 PM kernel systemShutdown true
1/24/11 6:04:19 PM shutdown[8222] halt by alan:
1/24/11 6:04:19 PM shutdown[8222] SHUTDOWN_TIME: 1295852659 286784
1/24/11 6:04:19 PM SystemStarter[41] "/Library/StartupItems" failed sanity check: path was created after boot up
1/24/11 6:04:19 PM Parallels[8224] Stopping Parallels Dispatcher Service
1/24/11 6:04:19 PM Parallels[8230] Stopping Parallels networking
1/24/11 6:04:19 PM prl_naptd[273] Exiting Parallels Network Daemon
1/24/11 6:04:19 PM Parallels[8249] Unloading kernel extension prl_netbridge.kext
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM kernel Kext loading now disabled.
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM kernel Kext unloading now disabled.
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM kernel Kext autounloading now disabled.
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM kernel Kernel requests now disabled.
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM kernel com.parallels.kext.prlnet 6.0.11828.615184 is unloading.
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM kernel free vms_list while it is not empty
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM kernel Kext unloading is disabled (com.parallels.kext.prl_netbridge).
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM Parallels[8272] Failed to unload kernel extension prl_netbridge.kext
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM Parallels[8277] Unloading kernel extension prl_vnic.kext
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM kernel Kext unloading is disabled (com.parallels.kext.prl_netbridge).
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM kernel Kext unloading is disabled (com.parallels.kext.prl_netbridge).
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM kernel com.parallels.kext.vnic 6.0.11828.615184 is unloading.
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM kernel Failed to delete address of interface: 102
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM kernel Failed to delete address of interface: 102
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM kernel comparallels_kext_prl_vnicbus: wait for detach for 0
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM kernel comparallels_kext_prl_vnic_bus::detachhandler for 0
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM kernel comparallels_kext_prl_vnicbus: detached 0
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM kernel comparallels_kext_prlvnic: destroyed vnic0
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM kernel Failed to delete address of interface: 102
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM kernel Failed to delete address of interface: 102
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM kernel comparallels_kext_prl_vnicbus: wait for detach for 1
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM kernel comparallels_kext_prl_vnic_bus::detachhandler for 1
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM kernel comparallels_kext_prl_vnicbus: detached 1
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM kernel comparallels_kext_prlvnic: destroyed vnic1
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM kernel Kext unloading is disabled (com.parallels.kext.prl_vnic).
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM Parallels[8300] Failed to unload kernel extension prl_vnic.kext
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM Parallels[8303] Parallels Networking was stopped
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM DirectoryService[11] BUG in libdispatch: 10J567 - 1960 - 0x10004004
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM WindowServer[8177] hidd died. Reestablishing connection.
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM SecurityAgent[8186] CGSShutdownServerConnections: Detaching application from window server
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM WindowServer[8177] bootstraplookip failed: Unknown service name
1/24/11 6:04:20 PM mDNSResponder[18] mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-258.14 (Nov 18 2010 14:18:32) stopping
1/24/11 6:04:21 PM SecurityAgent[8186] MIG: server died: CGSReleaseShmem : Cannot release shared memory
1/24/11 6:04:21 PM SecurityAgent[8186] kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
1/24/11 6:04:21 PM SecurityAgent[8186] CGSDisplayServerShutdown: Detaching display subsystem from window server
1/24/11 6:04:21 PM SecurityAgent[8186] HIToolbox: received notification of WindowServer event port death.
1/24/11 6:04:21 PM SecurityAgent[8186] port matched the WindowServer port created in BindCGSToRunLoop
1/24/11 6:04:21 PM SecurityAgent[8186] kCGErrorRangeCheck: On-demand launch of the Window Server is allowed for root user only.
1/24/11 6:04:21 PM kernel Kext unloading is disabled (com.parallels.kext.prl_vnic).
1/24/11 6:04:21 PM kernel Kext unloading is disabled (com.parallels.kext.prl_vnic).
1/24/11 6:04:21 PM com.apple.SecurityServer[24] Session 0x235c78 dead

Welcome to Apple Discussions.
This is a real puzzle - there have been a number of related reports recently:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2675891
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2684412
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=12731083
Your log includes:
1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient818 -xaDiskDisappeared: removing
external account "alan" with home "/Users/alan" from DSLocal because disk
disappeared.
Is "alan" your regular user account? If so, is it supposed to be local to your HD? (the log report calls it "external account 'alan'")
There have been suggestions in the other threads that the trigger for the inappropriate account destruction by the system might involve the unexpected disconnection of an external USB drive. The situation isn't at all clear, though.

Why won't user account delete

I just purchased a MacBook Pro and transfered data form my old PowerBook G4 to it. I'm trying to delete a user account but it won't do it despite asking if I want to delete this account. Any ideas why and/or how I can delete it?

Well it could be because the PowerBook G4 is a rather old machine and OS and migration assistant did the best job it could under the circumstances.
I would transfer your files to the first user created on the machine via the "Shared" box under the Users folder, and when your up and complete, then delete the one created via the migration assistant from the PB G4.
Perhaps consider backing up your files to a storage drive and performing troubleshooting steps in my extensive post here
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16276201#16276201

User Account Deleted event ID concern

It is my understanding that when a user account is deleted in AD an event should be generated with ID 4726 (assuming you have auditing enabled), however in my company this does not appear to be the case, and i'm wondering why. I just tested this after being
unable to track down a user deletion earlier. When i delete a user account, the only event generated is 5141 (Directory Service Change). Am i missing something here? I have "Audit Account Management" set to success and failure. Everywhere i read
online tells me a 4726 event should be generated but it is not.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

Hi,
Thank you so much for your sharing!
Your response is very beneficial to other people who have similar issues.
Please feel free to let us know if there are any issues in the future.
Have a nice day!
Amy

User Account deleted, but Home folder still visible

Deleted a user account within the System Preferences > Accounts and restarted the computer, but the "deleted" account is still visible under Finder > Users.
It failed to delete the account when I tried to 1st option of saving to .DMG - so I chose the 3rd option i.e.: to remove the Home folder. this seemed to work OK as the User Account is no longer presented as available to Login.
Don't understand why?
Thanks

Apple offers the option saving the user file as a disk image or delete the account, but keep the files in the account, or get rid of it entirely. The first two options make it possible to recreate the user account. You must move the file out of the User directory to rename (remove (deleted)) from the name. Place the folder back into the User directory and create another login using the same name as the file and the system will ask you if you want to use the above mentioned folder as the home folder. Click yes and the user is back as if it never left.
Why would I want to bother? You might find that there was something left in the user folder that you want to retrieve. Another reason, I consider even more significant is if I am having problems with a user account and it is isolated to that account, I will use this method to hopefully clear up any corruption within the account.

User Account deleted after pw reset !?

Hi !,
Im new here, and I hope you guys can help me..
First of all, Im german, but i hope my english isn´t to terrible ^^
We got an i'Mac for my mom last christmas and she forgot her main pasword :-/
So I used the reset tool from the install-DVD and then restarted the machine.
I got to the log-in window and tried the new pw i chose before but it didnt´t work.
When i went back to the reset tool, there were no user accounts to choose from so i guess they´re somehow gone..
I really need help, hope u guys can help..

When i went back to the reset tool, there were no user accounts to choose from so i guess they´re somehow gone
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User Account deletion

Hi,
During deprovision of a resource account i need to remove the resource account only from
the IDM side. The account present in end system should remain as it is.
If I use the below code it will delete the account from end system too. Am I right?
<remove>
     <ref>userview.waveset.resources</ref>
     <s>AD Resource</s>
     </remove>
Can anyone please gimme the correct code for this scenario.
Thanks

Below is a snippet of code that I currently am using in production-- give it a shot.
<Activity id='20' name='Disconnect From Old DN'>
        <Action id='0' name='Set Deprovision Options'>
          <expression>
            <block>
              <set name='res_list'>
                <list>
                  <s>RESOURCE_NAME</s>
                </list>
              </set>
              <set name='deprovisionOptions'>
                <map>
                  <s>targets</s>
                  <ref>res_list</ref>
                  <s>unassignTargets</s>
                  <ref>res_list</ref>
                  <s>unlinkTargets</s>
                  <ref>res_list</ref>
                  <s>noDelete</s>
                  <Boolean>true</Boolean>
                </map>
              </set>
            </block>
          </expression>
        </Action>
        <Action id='1' name='Unassign Resource' process='Configuration:DeProvision'>
          <Argument name='accountId' value='$(activeSync.accountId)'/>
          <Argument name='options' value='$(deprovisionOptions)'/>
        </Action>
      </Activity>

Problems: User account deleted, rebooting indefinitely...

As I was normally browsing, I get an alert, paraphrased here: Access for assistive devices is turned off; turn on to use Textexpander. So I head along to the universal access preference pane, and there when I check "Enable access for assistive devices", it immediately unchecks itself. I close System Preferences and try again, and this time it brings up the authorization window, where I need to enter my username/password. The username field is blank (it's normally filled with my name), but nevertheless, I type in my username & password, and lo and behold, it tells me that user does not exist. (I have no other user on the computer).
So I go to the accounts preference pane, and it's completely blank!
I click on my name in the menubar and go to the Login Window. After a long pause (with a blank blue screen), I get the Leopard intro video, and then setup assistant shows up. I fill in all the fields, finish up with the assistant, and back I am the video. No way to get out of this, so I restart. Now I get the apple logo, spinning thing, black, and back to the apple logo. Just keeps restarting.
I've checked many online forums, and I think the problem is that my user's value (whatever that means) has been set to zero. I can't change anything because I have only command-line access to my mac, and I don't know how to deal with this stuff on the terminal.
I'd be grateful for ANY help.
Thanks...
(As to what might have caused the problem, I can only think of: I ran iPatch earlier this afternoon. Maybe that corrupted something?)

Start with http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1278

How to recreate a deleted user account w/ same email address

Hi,
I have a MacMini running Maverics 10.9.1 and Server 3.0.1. In the server, I also have the Open Directory running, but there are no Local Network Users configured at the moment.
I deleted one of my Local Users from the server and would now like to recreate the account with the same email address as the old one had.
When I try to do this, I get an error message from the Server>Users>New User scree saying "The email address [email protected] is already in use".
Apparently the user deletion from the Server>Users screen did not compeltely delete the Local User from the server. How can I get the user including the old mailbox completely deleted?
wbr,
tatu

Just one more piece of detail: the reason why I deleted this account was because every time someone sent it an email to address [email protected] it got delivered to [email protected]
After the Local User account deletion now, apparently the [email protected] still works but all mail is piped to [email protected]
So, how do I disable/fix this [email protected]>[email protected] pipe and then how do I remove the old [email protected] mail box out of the server completely?
wbr,
tatu

User accounts get deleted automatically

Hi Guys,
there is a very strange problem. I create user accounts in domain but they get deleted after 10-15 minutes. event id 4726 is left in event viewer showing a user is deleted.
any help would be so appreciated.
Thanks and regards,
Bahman

Hi,
Once you have completed the above settings.The appropriate events will generate if the user account changes occur including user account deletion. The next step is analyzing the event ids.
Event ids to be analyzed:
4726 - A user account was deleted.
5141 - A directory service object was deleted.
By comparing the these two event ids you can get a complete picture on user account deletion.
Checkout the below links regarding information on event id,
http://www.morgantechspace.com/2013/08/active-directory-change-audit-events.html
http://www.ultimatewindowssecurity.com/securitylog/encyclopedia/event.aspx?eventid=5141
If you are interested to checkout a third party tool, I would suggest JiJi AuditReporter.
Regards,
Gopi
JiJi Technologies

How do i move my user account to a new account

I have had so many problems with main main account on my G5. I want to create a new admin account and migrate my key chains and network settings and so forth, but without using the archive install. I do have a paid .mac account and do sync my key chains and such to it. Unfortunately, i have a lot of music files and such too.
what is the procedure to move these items without causing permission issues. any ideas?

If you want to retain the same username/password combo, then, after creating and logging into the new admin user account, delete the original, saving its data (placed into /Users/Deleted Users/ as a disk image. Recreate the original, log into it, mount the saved data disk image, and transfer the stuff to the recreated account. Do note that if there were conflicts in the original, you just might be duplicating the problem.

User account missing files and preferences?? Not from renaming home folder

Hi all,
After some strange behaviour in Apple Color, upon rebooting, my user account has returned to default. I had many items on the desktop and various subfolders in the documents folder. All pictures. Music. All are now gone. Desktop and dock have been reset to default.
The user folder still exists but everything I had in there is gone.
Another user may have been created called "root" containing only
/Library
/Documents/Color Documents...etc
I am aware of the problem with changing the short name or renaming the home folder (after sifting through this forum) and it is definitely not this problem.
Maybe its somehow related but I definitely did not rename any of these things myself. And there is no duplicated user account with all my files in it.
Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Nate
ps. Is it possible to restore the system to an earlier time like in Windows?
I've read somewhere that a Previous System folder exists and it might be possible with Disk Utility but I can't find this folder anywhere.
Message was edited by: stoney23

Hi there,
Thanks for the reply. I've managed to restore most of my important stuff using a file recovery software so I'm at peace with the loss of only a few files now. I'll just have to start rebuilding my dock and preferences again now which is not the end of the world.
After a bit of thinking about it I'm 95% sure this is what happened.
Color tried to save an image file with the same name as the folder I had made storing all my Color project saves. The folder was called Post. I'm not quite sure how its possible but it managed to overwrite the folder with the new image file. Now there is a Color image file (with no extension) there called Post and no folder.
Then I tried to save the Color project and of course it told me the project directory was missing and it will create a new one. I'm guessing this is when Color bulldozed through my user account to create the folder Color Documents where it DIDN'T save the file anyway
Leaving me with a default user account deleting everything that was 'added' to the account previously.
It also created another user account called 'root' in which there is also only a Color Library/preferences and documents folder
Is that normal that things like that can just happen?
I guess from here I will just try and finish my project and afterwards do a re-install of the OS just to be sure - checking the Archive and Install option this time
Unless you have any other ideas from what I've told you.
Thanks again for replying
Nate

Multiple users under my name, can I transfer files/data onto just one user account if I have an external H.D. when I tried to delete info off one of the accounts it said I did not have permission? I assume I was in an account that was not admin.

I noticed I have set up 4 Admin user accounts under my own name with diff. variations as seen in the attchment. Some have a diff. password to log on to which I am able to do. This computer is used for my business and I need info that is scattered on the other 3 accounts to be in/on ONE admin account.
I don't know how i ended up with multiple accounts. Maybe due to having two 24" iMacs and multiple iPhones & iPad2 for me and family.
I use this computer for business and personal.
Due to multiple Admin user accounts I have important info scattered on the other accounts resulting in some accounts have some of the info to others having much more but not ALL. Some accounts have from a couple hundred songs, podcasts, etc. etc. to a few 1,000 on another Admin account.
I want to consolidate ALL of my info, files. songs, podcasts, pictures & email etc. into one Admin account and delete the other accounts to reduce confusion.
I was told by my local Apple authorized service shop that it is not easy but moving most of the info is possible. Their caveat was email would probably not be able to be moved other than forwarding each email I wanted out of each account and opening in the account I wanted to consolidate into.
As a side note, I get an error message at times saying that I do not permission/authority to delete / move files? What might be the issue when I encounter this type message?
Thanks for any help.
Bob

Have a read here Transferring files from one User Account to another
Stefan

Not Enough Hard Drive Space on my Mac Mini to Save Deleted User Account Folder: What to do?

I am no longer able to access my original user account on my mac mini because the account is corrupted and won't load. Thanks to the helpful advice I found on the internet, I was able to create a new user account and resume using my mac, but all of my old files are trapped in the old user account.
The plan was to delete the old user account, create a disk image of the old account folders, and then migrate those folders to the new user account. Unfortunately, I don't have enough disc space left on my Mac to do that. I have just under 11gb left after deleting absolutely everything I could, and I need 81gb for the old user files. The back up plan was to select the "don't change the home folder" option, but when I went to delete the account, there was no such option. The message simply read:
"The user's home folder will not be saved. To do so, you need 81.1gb of free disk space. Try emptying the trash or deleting other files on your disk, then deleting the user account. If you do not want to save the user's home folder, click delete immediately."
My only two choices were CANCEL or DELETE IMMEDIATELY. There was no "don't change the home folder" option.
So I am not sure how to proceed. Here are some questions:
1) is there a way to save the disk image directly to an external drive instead of the user's folder on the mac hard drive?
2) If I use the "delete immediately" option, will the files go into a "deleted users" folder where they can be recovered or will they just be erased from the computer and unretrievable?
3) Is there a way to use terminal to change access permission on the original user account files so that I can copy them onto an external drive or integrate them with the new user account without having to first delete the original user account?
4) In the absence of deleting the user account, will using either:
sudo chown -R `id -un` /Users/oldusername
and/or
sudo chmod -R u+rw /Users/oldusername
in Terminal allow the new user account permission to access the original user files and merge them seamlessly into my new user account? Or must I delete the original account first?
5) Is there something else I haven't thought of that would work, would be more efficient, or more effective? This wouldn't be the first time I have overthought a solution...
When considering any solutions, please keep in mind that I cannot launch the original user account as that starts the whole endless loading loop. So, while I have the password for the original user account, any solution would appear to require that I work from the new user account only, without launching the old account. Also I am a complete newbie at this. I've used Macs exclusively for 17 years but this is the first time I've had to do anything like this. Up to now, everything has always "just worked". So please be as detailed with any instructions as possible!
Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Mac Mini 2ghz 1g ram running OS 10.4.11

I think ComputerFixer is correct, you should be able to drag and drop it to another drive, no worries. However, if not, you could create an disk image of it using DiskUtility and create it on a new drive. But again, I don't think that is necessary. If you have administrator rights with your new account, can you simply go into the old user account folder and drag and drop the files you want to save? I have done that as well as copy the older user account to another drive (in my case, another computer on the network) and salgage my files from there. Is that an option for you?

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