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What's the 'security issue'?

Dennis

I got a G4 cube with OS 904 a couple of months ago. I just got it back a couple of weeks ago from Apple's repair center due to the proximity switch problem. Now I'm trying to set it up with MU and find the following:
1. Desktop patterns and certain other prefs don't bind to the user who is setting them (as has been discussed at length here).
2. My desktop printer and my little "user" icon on the desktop won't stay put; I want them at the top edge and every time I log in they jump over to the right edge above the trash can. As I mount multiple partitions and external devices, this is pretty annoying. I want the disks to be along the right edge unencombered by other stuff that thinks it belogs where I don't want it.
3. Desktop prefs such as view>view options>always snap to grid do no survive logout and login.

In my case I'm trying to set up separate email accounts so the messages of the three users remain private and don't commingle. I have not been successful yet using MU because prefs are apparently temporary and don't survive from one user to the next.

I'm also upset by the claims that MM 1.3 hosed the workings of those users who had set things up under 1.1. I'm curious why there is no provision for us to obtain MM 1.1 in order to get things working as claimed by those who have operated under both MMs.

-Tod

I, too am very unhappy with the multiple user prefs not staying set. I have two an iMac A running 9.0.4 and it allows me to have different appearance settings for each user. The brand new Imac I just bought for my grandmaother only uses the appearnce setings for the main user. To many this is minor. To my grandmother it not. She wants her computer to work like mine and i cant make that happen. Please let me know when this may be fixed. Thanks.

So it looks like after waiting for 5 months for Apple to release a solution to this problem they still haven't been able to fix this. The only known workaround is to downgrade MU to version 1.1. I hope that this workaround still works in the next OS. I will test it as soon as it is released, hopefully next week.

//Rob

I am a bit distressed to see that the problem of "lost" Appearance settings in Multiple Users has not been fixed in Mac OS 9.1. I installed 9.1 this morning, and all user Appearance settings are lost as soon as the owner logs in (which is particularly problematic for me, since the owner of my Mac has dreadful taste in desktop pictures).

I haven't tested it myself but try to install MU 1.1 in MacOS 9.1. Might still work and will give you the functiuality you want. If you don't have the MacOS 9.0 CD (where MU 1.1 is on) you can download the MU 1.1 package here: http://members.nbci.com/robo_x

I try to install MU 1.1 in MacOS 9.1 myself when I get home. I hope this workaround still works. =)

//Rob

Success... the MU 1.1 workaround still works in MacOS 9.1. I just installed it and I can change appearance settings for each user and they are not forgot after logging out. Of course all the fixes to Multiple Users 1.3.1 included in MacOS 9.1 are lost but I want working preferences than some small fixes to MU which broke one of the important features and that is an own user defined work environment.

MacOS 9.1 seems to be stable and all but for Multiple Users users it was a worthless update as the most annoying bug which came in MU 1.3 update is still not fixed in MacOS 9.1.

//Rob

your link to members.nbci.com/robo_x is a 404.
what is the true URL?

I'd like to get the multi-user thing working also. The URL above doesn't work. (But thank you for taking the time to post it.) Do you have an alternative site?

That is the correct URL. The server had some problems last night. Try again at http://members.nbci.com/robo_x I just checked it and it works.

//Rob

OK I noticed that there are some connection problems with the previous server so I put the pages on another server. The Multiple Users 1.1 files and instructions can now be found here: http://hem.passagen.se/robo or here http://members.nbci.com/robo_x

//Rob

You could always just copy-and-paste the selection to a word processor, you know.

I just set up a new dual-450 G4 at work, and was looking forward to using the multiple users, since my cohort on the night shift leaves crap scattered all over the desktop. Well, not on the desktop, but the appearance thing is bugging the heck out of me. I've upgraded to 9.1, and to no avail. My strawberrry iMac at home works with it, my wife and I both have different appearances. I'm not sure which version of the manager I have, but the resolution preferences cannot be changed.

I downloaded MU 1.1 and replaced the 1.3 files as mentioned and it appears that the problem is now remedied!!
Thank-you for your help and I can recommend this to anyone having the problem which apparently is MU1.3 innate 🙂