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Strange Problem: Created a user, but OSX won't let me login
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Senior User
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Alexandria, VA USA
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10.4.9 PPC
I created a new user from my admin account. This user is a non-admin. After I created the account, everything seemed normal...user appeared in prefs and associated files are visible in Finder. However, when I try to login it is denying my credentials.
I have recreated the user several times, and reset the password...no luck.
Any thoughts?
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Los Angeles
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That is strange. Have you tried creating a new user without giving it a password?
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"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." TJ
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Senior User
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Alexandria, VA USA
Status:
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No. How would I login?
-EDIT-
Ok, no luck with that. It still acts like I have entered the wrong password.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Los Angeles
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Have you tried restarting? Login window strangeness usually gets cured by a restart.
I'd also try logging into the new account through Terminal to see whether that works.
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"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." TJ
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Georgetown, TX USA
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Since your password is case sensitive, can it be your Shift key is stuck?
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Harv
27" i7 iMac (10.10.3), iPhone 5 (iOS 8.3)
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire
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Senior User
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Alexandria, VA USA
Status:
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I've restarted and repaired permissions. The Caps/Shift key does not appear to be stuck.
I'm not sure how to login via terminal, but I'd be happy to try.
Also, I have created several different accounts, and all exhibit this behavior. SO, it does not seem to be connected with the user/password combo (long shot I know).
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Los Angeles
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Open Terminal. Type login and press return then try to log in as the user you cannot get to through the GUI. See what error is written, if any.
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"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." TJ
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Senior User
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Alexandria, VA USA
Status:
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ok, I tried to login from terminal. It says that the login is incorrect, no other message.
I have confirmed multiple times that the password is correct. I have also setup other users to test the name. I'm at a loss. I've been on OSX since beta and have never seen this before.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Los Angeles
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Looks like you need to do an Archive and Install, unless someone else has a better idea.
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"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." TJ
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Senior User
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Alexandria, VA USA
Status:
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Is this anything that NetInfo Manager can shed light on?
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Senior User
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Alexandria, VA USA
Status:
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Ok, problem "solved."
I ended up activating Root in NetInfo, and logging in under that user. From there, I created an account (like before). This time, the login went normally.
So far, I have logged in from the login screen and connected from other Macs (the main need). I have not tried login from my original user on the machine. I'm away from work now, but will try that in the morning. I put solved in quotes, because I don't really think I fixed the problem...just got around it. 
As always, thanks for the suggestions. I don't think I will trouble-shoot this further, bcs the immediate issue is resolved. I may try creating a user from the new user, to test if the problem is isolated to my orig account.
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