[BlackGriffen]

Whenever someone puts in the wrong password, the login.app quits and the user is punted in to the BSD style login screen. I don't mind it, but it confuses my parents badly. I've tried reinstalling the whole system, to no avail. Is this a problem in the firmware? OS X.2.3? Why would the login.app quit after the first failed login attempt? I've tried turning on password hints, no effect.

I reformatted the hard drive, and reinstalled X.2 and all the Apple utilities, so I don't know what it could be.

It turns out that it's a crash, here's the log (in case someone can find a clue there):

Date/Time: 2003-01-03 00:32:15 -0700
OS Version: 10.2.3 (Build 6G30)
Host: 12-254-217-158.client.attbi.com

Command: SecurityAgent
PID: 605

Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000000

Thread 0:
#0 0x90073c48 in mach_msg_trap
#1 0x90005f90 in mach_msg
#2 0x90148b10 in __CFRunLoopRun
#3 0x90180fe4 in CFRunLoopRunSpecific
#4 0x969a36a0 in RunCurrentEventLoopInMode
#5 0x969b34c8 in ReceiveNextEventCommon
#6 0x969da584 in BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode
#7 0x9308d8ac in _DPSNextEvent
#8 0x9309fb04 in -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:]
#9 0x930b15e4 in -[NSApplication run]
#10 0x0000af30 in 0xaf30
#11 0x0000b2f0 in 0xb2f0
#12 0x0000b170 in 0xb170

Thread 1 Crashed:
#0 0x92be298c in Security::MachPlusPlus::MachRunLoopServer::cfInval idateCallback(__CFMachPort*, void*)
#1 0x9015ee40 in CFMachPortInvalidate
#2 0x9015f778 in __CFNotifyDeadMachPort
#3 0x9015be4c in __CFMachPortPerform
#4 0x9015bcb8 in __CFRunLoopDoSource1
#5 0x90148dbc in __CFRunLoopRun
#6 0x90180fe4 in CFRunLoopRunSpecific
#7 0x90148360 in CFRunLoopRun
#8 0x01ec7320 in -[MyCameraCentral wiringThread:]
#9 0x9081cd38 in forkThreadForFunction
#10 0x90020d48 in _pthread_body

Thread 2:
#0 0x90014d28 in syscall_thread_switch
#1 0x907f4304 in +[NSThread sleepUntilDate:]
#2 0x93081694 in -[NSUIHeartBeat _heartBeatThread:]
#3 0x9081cd38 in forkThreadForFunction
#4 0x90020d48 in _pthread_body

PPC Thread State:
srr0: 0x92be298c srr1: 0x0000d030 vrsave: 0x00000000
xer: 0x00000000 lr: 0x92be2984 ctr: 0x90000ee0 mq: 0x00000000
r0: 0x92be2984 r1: 0xf005f580 r2: 0x24002288 r3: 0x00000000
r4: 0x00002703 r5: 0x00000000 r6: 0x00000003 r7: 0xa1b1c1d3
r8: 0x00000000 r9: 0x018db40c r10: 0x92ba22ac r11: 0xa00046fc
r12: 0x90000ee0 r13: 0x00000000 r14: 0x00000000 r15: 0x00000000
r16: 0x00000001 r17: 0x00000000 r18: 0x24002280 r19: 0x00000000
r20: 0x00004903 r21: 0x00000000 r22: 0x018db768 r23: 0xf005fc94
r24: 0x00000024 r25: 0x00000000 r26: 0x00002703 r27: 0x00000000
r28: 0x000e33a0 r29: 0x018d26d0 r30: 0x00000000 r31: 0x92be28c4

BG

[rcr]

I am seeing the same thing. A dump into the console upon bad password or username entry.

Furthermore, every time I log in successfully as my username, SecurityAgent crashes. I know because Console.app launches immediately to tell me so, as my Desktop and Dock are appearing.

When I log in as either of the other 2 usernames on my system, the above crash does not occur.


rcr

[BTP]

Run the crash log through Gul Banana's app and see what it tells you. In some cases it can point you in the right direction or even tell you exactly what is happening.

[SteveTech]

RCR, I'm seeing the exact same thing. I didn't do anything about it thinking that it might correct itself with the OS X update - it didn't.

I haven't been able to track down the problem to anything in-particular.

-Steve

[rcr]

Now running 10.2.5, and the problem persists.

Anyone else still seeing this, or has anyone pinpointed a cause?


rcr

[asdasd]

you need to upgrade the drivers from http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net

(long story)

[rcr]

(long story)

Educate me.



rcr

[SteveTech]

Originally posted by asdasd:
you need to upgrade the drivers from http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net

(long story)

BINGO!!! I deleted the macam files and the problem went away.

Thanks for the heads up! I would of never looked for that.

Steve