Strange file called "client node" appeared on my desktop-- cant't delete it

maybe try deleting it from the terminal.

example:

cd Desktop
rm weirdfile

-or if you don't have permission-

sudo rm weirdfile

Same thing has happened on my MackBook Pro after upgrading to Snow Leopard a few hours ago. Can't get rid of it. Very annoying.

Had the same problem 😟

After 2 days this strange file disappeared 🙂

Strange this has just happened to me. I had now problem with Snow Leopard or 10.6.1 but as soon as I set a firmware password the file appeared. Have other users set a firmware password?

I hope the file goes away on its own for me too, client node just appeared on my desktop after inserting a DVD Movie into my drive and DVD Player started up. I removed the movie and it stayed there. No firmware update, but I did accidentally connect and then disconnect the dvd drive to VMware Fusion.

The "client node" file disappeared for me after logging out and then back in.

Mine disappeared after I booted to the TechTool Pro eDisk and ran DiskWarrior. It may have been related to the eDisk itself.

Same thing just happened on my MacPro, with two of the files appearing on my desktop. They were not visible to PathFinder, just the OSX finder. They both disappeared after relaunching the finder.

I also appeared this strange file after Snow Leopard upgrading...

How to delete this ???

migimatsu wrote:
How to delete this ???

There are four possible answers to your question in the posts above.
Maybe you should try each one and tell us which one works?

1. Use Terminal command rm ~/Desktop/"client node"
or
sudo rm ~/Desktop/"client node"

2. Wait 2 days

3. Log out.

4. Restart Finder

頑張って　ください！

I just installed 10.6.2, rebooted and poof the file appeared for me.

There is also a new folder in my home directory called ActiveGSLocalData. In it is a folder called _DOWNLOADCACHE and a file called activegs.conf that contains the following:
configVersion:2
guid:08E755BD4AA40FBC
latestRunBuild:undefined
doNotSconvertStrhowUpdateAlert:0
usePersistentDir:1
haltOnBadRead:0
haltOnBadAcc:0
haltOnHalts:0


I'm thinking there is some debug information active here.

Is this issue even related to Shake? No-one has made any connection between the two yet.

I don't have Shake if that answers that question.

This is in the Shake section of the forum - I think you'll get much better help from the OS X 10.6 section:
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=263