An ALARM goes off every day at 2 a.m. - don't know why, please help

Hi,

Guess what, I don't know....I think when it happens, waking me from sleep, I am so annoyed and perplexed, I am oblivious to everything except the alarm. But, good question. I will pay attention next time and let you know. i have again gone thru and checked everything I can think of on my computer...such as utilities, games, sys. prefs, apps., guides, troubleshooting....so far no luck.

Hi,

Found Activity Monitor....actually have opened it previously when searching for a solution but forgot as I've been all over my computer to where my mind is a blur. However since Process Names in Activity Monitor are in computerspeak, I don't know what to look for. Also, since it doesn't list time of day, a sure way of pinpointing the culprit, whatever is causing the alarm to go off may remain a mystery. However, I'm going to keep Activity Monitor open, and front and center....with a little luck, who knows.

No one has access to my computer....but keep looking over my shoulder to see if Candid Camera is there, or perhaps Ashton Kutcher has a new show where he pulls pranks on us commoners.

Sure, System Preferences>Energy Saver>Options tab, there are 2 actually...

Hi,
Found it today....unchecked both boxes, just in case. Never had scheduled an on or off time. Also, I am connected to the web wirelessly, Airport Extreme.

I monitored activity in Activity Monitor/Active Processes and when alarm went off last night I first had to wake up screen, then checked activity.......alarm "did not register". I am thoroughly disappointed, but not really surprised. This is one very wicked alarm.

the wake for admin access isn't relevant either. Er, I think.


Hi, That's a relief if correct......but when it comes to hackers, they're very crafty and without conscience. Nothing registered on Activity Monitor when alarm went off, but today I did copy some logs from Activity Monitor such as:

May 24 01:54:59 Macintosh configd[35]: SecKeychainFindGenericPassword err= -25308 ( =0xffff9d24, secErrStr=User interaction is not allowed. ) (current= shirley's network)
and
May 24 01:54:57 Macintosh kernel[0]: System Sleep
May 24 01:54:57 Macintosh kernel[0]: IOBluetoothHCIController::restartShutdownWL this is a wake from sleep
May 24 01:54:57 Macintosh kernel[0]: System Wake
May 24 01:54:57 Macintosh kernel[0]: Wake event 0001
May 24 01:54:57 Macintosh kernel[0]: ADB present:84
May 24 01:54:59 Macintosh kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Active: "shirley's network" - 001124a942ac - chan 1
May 24 01:54:59 Macintosh configd[35]: AppleTalk startup
May 24 01:54:59 Macintosh configd[35]: SecKeychainFindGenericPassword err= -25308 ( =0xffff9d24, secErrStr=User interaction is not allowed. ) (current= shirley's network)
May 24 01:54:59 Macintosh lookupd[312]: lookupd (version 369.5) starting - Sat May 24 01:54:59 2008
May 24 01:55:01 Macintosh launchd: Server 9087 in bootstrap 1103 uid 0: "/usr/sbin/lookupd"[312]: exited
May 24 01:55:01 Macintosh configd[35]: posting notification com.apple.system.config.network_change
May 24 01:55:01 Macintosh lookupd[313]: lookupd (version 369.5) starting - Sat May 24 01:55:01 2008
May 24 01:55:04 Macintosh configd[35]: AppleTalk startup complete
May 24 01:56:16 Macintosh kernel[0]: AirPort: Link DOWN (Client disAssoc 0)
May 24 01:56:16 Macintosh configd[35]: AppleTalk shutdown
May 24 01:56:16 Macintosh configd[35]: AppleTalk shutdown complete
May 24 01:56:16 Macintosh launchd: Server 0 in bootstrap 1103 uid 0: "/usr/sbin/lookupd"[313]: exited abnormally: Hangup
May 24 01:56:16 Macintosh configd[35]: posting notification com.apple.system.config.network_change

Don't know how to interpret, but if the numbers after date represent time of day, the above would very closely, if not perfectly, represent the time alarm goes off.

Hopefully, when the alarm is playing a process will appear for a bit and then subsequently disappear when the alarm is finished.

Hi,
Nothing registered in Activity Monitor/Active Processes. My alarm is way too clever to be caught that way. Did copy some log info from system and console log, not sure if helpful or not, but here they are:

May 24 01:54:57 Macintosh kernel[0]: System Sleep
May 24 01:54:57 Macintosh kernel[0]: IOBluetoothHCIController::restartShutdownWL this is a wake from sleep
May 24 01:54:57 Macintosh kernel[0]: System Wake
May 24 01:54:57 Macintosh kernel[0]: Wake event 0001
May 24 01:54:57 Macintosh kernel[0]: ADB present:84
May 24 01:54:59 Macintosh kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Active: "shirley's network" - 001124a942ac - chan 1
May 24 01:54:59 Macintosh configd[35]: AppleTalk startup
May 24 01:54:59 Macintosh configd[35]: SecKeychainFindGenericPassword err= -25308 ( =0xffff9d24, secErrStr=User interaction is not allowed. ) (current= shirley's network)
May 24 01:54:59 Macintosh lookupd[312]: lookupd (version 369.5) starting - Sat May 24 01:54:59 2008
May 24 01:55:01 Macintosh launchd: Server 9087 in bootstrap 1103 uid 0: "/usr/sbin/lookupd"[312]: exited
May 24 01:55:01 Macintosh configd[35]: posting notification com.apple.system.config.network_change
May 24 01:55:01 Macintosh lookupd[313]: lookupd (version 369.5) starting - Sat May 24 01:55:01 2008
May 24 01:55:04 Macintosh configd[35]: AppleTalk startup complete
May 24 01:56:16 Macintosh kernel[0]: AirPort: Link DOWN (Client disAssoc 0)
May 24 01:56:16 Macintosh configd[35]: AppleTalk shutdown
May 24 01:56:16 Macintosh configd[35]: AppleTalk shutdown complete
May 24 01:56:16 Macintosh launchd: Server 0 in bootstrap 1103 uid 0: "/usr/sbin/lookupd"[313]: exited abnormally: Hangup
May 24 01:56:16 Macintosh configd[35]: posting notification com.apple.system.config.network_change

May 24 01:54:59 Macintosh configd[35]: SecKeychainFindGenericPassword err= -25308 ( =0xffff9d24, secErrStr=User interaction is not allowed. ) (current= shirley's network)


May 23 16:23:06 Macintosh configd[35]: SecKeychainFindGenericPassword err= -25308 ( =0xffff9d24, secErrStr=User interaction is not allowed. ) (current= shirley's network)
May 23 17:10:45 Macintosh configd[35]: SecKeychainFindGenericPassword err= -25308 ( =0xffff9d24, secErrStr=User interaction is not allowed. ) (current= shirley's network)

Don't know how to interpret, some appear to be the right time alarm goes off.

Your questions: What Bluetooth devices do you have? It looks as though the sequence is being initiated by something to do with that, though I don't really know how to read these things (and can Bluetooth wake a machine from shutdown?). What settings do you have in the Bluetooth panel of System Preferences? What happens if you turn Bluetooth off (and disable everything you can find!) under the Settings tab before you go to bed?

Whew, you asked a lot of questions. First, the easy answer: I have nothing Bluetooth....just another thing I'd probably mess up. I don't know how to read the logs either, but they did sound ominous. Can Bluetooth wake a machine? Have absolutely no idea. Anything that comes with a manual frightens me. I'll check into disabling everything in Settings. Sounds like a good idea. But, I'm getting to the point where I think my problem is unsolvable. I've been given many good ideas on what to check and what to do, but so far nothing seems to work. I feel like a victim of a warped sense of humor.

cfr

What happens if you turn Bluetooth off (and disable everything you can find!) under the Settings tab before you go to bed?

• cfr

Disabled all the boxes (3 if I remember correctly) that had been on.

Wait... one more thing, turn off Network time update, move clock 10-12 hours off, then see if it goes off at 2AQM or 10-12 hours off, should at least tell us if it's internal or external.

Hi,

I opened Network in sys. pref. but did not find Network time update or anything close. Also, no clock. What am I doing wrong?

have you tried connecting external speakers


I have external speakers. The other night, or was it last night, when the alarm woke me, I pulled out the connection, but could still hear the alarm...maybe a little less annoying.