[ricwash]

I am testing rolling out OSX to all our OS9 users. However, an installation on one of our users has been troublesome.

(Please forgive me if this has been discussed elsewhere, but searches I tried were not successfull)

We don't want our users to have admin access at all (all our win 2k users are restricted users also). The problem has been that this users has been changes preferances and they don't stick. For Instance:

- the system isn't saving all preferences. E.g. In IE, when set not to warn before submitting forms it does, each time.
-The screen saver was set to abstract this a.m., but was set to trees the day before.
-Can't get the column view to "stick" in my windows.Keeps reverting to icon view or list view.



Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Ric

[Chuckit]

I assume you've tried fscking the disk and repairing permissions?

[ricwash]

Originally posted by Chuckit:
I assume you've tried fscking the disk and repairing permissions?

I did run the repair permissions, but not fsck...

I remember reading about doing that, but isn't there some special way to reboot after running it to actually effect the fixes? I seem to remember something of that nature.

Thanks,
Ric

[- - e r i k - -]

Originally posted by ricwash:
I did run the repair permissions, but not fsck...

I remember reading about doing that, but isn't there some special way to reboot after running it to actually effect the fixes? I seem to remember something of that nature.

Thanks,
Ric

Hold down S while booting to get into single user mode. Then run fsck -y a few times until it stops giving you the "Filesystem was modified"-message and then type reboot.

Alternatively enable journaling so you won't have to worry about fscking.

[suthercd]

You can create a temporary new non-admin user on that machine to see if the problem is within the particular uers account, or if it is systemic. As Admin, configure the new user account Capabilities in the Accounts Preference Pane, then log out and log in as the temp user. Try the configuration to see if it conforms to what you had set up. If so, then the problem is in the original user account.

HTH
Craig