TITLE
    Macintosh Manager: Settings Disappear After Logging In
Article ID:
Created:
Modified: 		25166
9/1/00
9/14/00
TOPIC

    After logging in to a computer using Macintosh Manager, some settings seem to have disappeared, and other features no longer work.

DISCUSSION

    Symptom

    You log in to the computer, and find that one or more of the following symptoms occur:

    • Your computer no longer has access to the network.
    • The Control Strip does not work.
    • Settings you've made in the Internet control panel no longer work.

    Products affected

    All computers configured as Macintosh Manager clients with Restricted Finder or Panels privileges.

    Solution

    Follow these steps to resolve the situation:


      1. Log in as a user who has system access.

      2. Check the Secured Items folder. If there are any files within the folder, they should manually be moved back to their proper location. For example, files in the Secured Control Panels folder should be moved to the Control Panels folder; files in the Secured Desktop Printers should be moved to the desktop; files in Secured Apple Menu Items should be moved to the Apple Menu Items folder.


    When you log on as a user to the Limited Finder or Panels environment, Macintosh Manager moves certain items to the Secured Items folder within the System Folder as a safety measure. When you log off, Macintosh Manager restores these files to their prior location. Some of the folders include:
    • Secured Extensions
    • Secured Control Panels
    • Secured Apple Menu Items
    • Secured Desktop Items
    • Secured Desktop Printers

    If you do not log off completely and successfully (for instance, a power failure occurs, or the computer "freezes" or stops responding and you restart the computer), files from these folders do not get moved back to their correct locations.


Document Information
Product Area: Mac OS System Software
Category: Mac OS X Server
Sub Category: Macintosh Manager

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