Q: Wiretap Gateway anonymous User. How to get rid of Autodesk "behind my back installs"
In the Sharing and Permissions pane of the (cmd+i shortcut) window I see "Wiretap Gateway anonymous user" how can I get rid of this? I believe I comes from Autodesk Smoke but I'm not sure. When I look for it in my preferences I see nothing and even the terminal shows no "ghost users"
I'm sick and tired of Autodesk Applications not telling me what it's installing but even more so about it's inability to not completely deinstall all related files?!
Posted on Feb 29, 2012 9:46 AM
Back up all data if you haven’t already done so. Before proceeding, you must be sure you can restore your system to the state it’s in now.
Launch the application
/System/Library/CoreServices/Directory Utility.app
which you can do by selecting the above line in your browser, right-clicking (or control-clicking), and selecting Services ▹ Open from the contextual menu.
In the application window, click the lock icon and authenticate. Select the Directory Editor tool in the toolbar. Select Users from the Viewing menu in the toolbar, if not already selected. Locate the user you want to delete in the list and click the minus (-) icon at the bottom. Select Groups from the Viewing menu, and look for a group in the list with the same name as the user you just deleted. If found, delete. Quit Directory Utility.
Be very careful when editing the directory. Many hidden users and groups are present by default, and are needed for normal operation of the Mac OS. Never delete or modify a directory entry unless you’re sure you know what you’re doing. If in doubt, leave it alone.
If you do this wrong, you may destroy your system.
Posted on Mar 1, 2012 5:52 AM
