Cannot start server

i've been having the same problem.

Unknowing what the problem is, i tried resetting my passwords - no fix. I reinstalled the OSX which worked for a few days then failed again. And now, i cant run software update because that also now doesn't accept my admin password.

Did you find a resolution for your issue??

This doesn't work for me.

When i do the sudo launch, i get the same message ' David does not exist in the sudoers list.'

!!!!

when i enter

"$ su root"

It asks me for a password. I enter what i think is my admin password, but i get:

"su: Sorry"

i'm having huge problems trying to fix this and in the process of writing a HUGE thread... Keep watching this forum!!

yes mate.

here's my problem.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3712609

Hi again...

Thanks so much for your help so far. I ran through the link above which all seemed to work until the end... and i got this error...

Which means i couldnt get to the part that sets up a new user. :-(

Thanks man... Really appreciate it.. but NO!

Unfortunately again, i get an error message saying

"couldnt stat (/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServices.plist) No such file or directory. nothing found to load."

I somehow think its to do with my root keychain. Logging into the admin profile is fine - Logging into server.app seems ok because i get an error message saying im not running the right version, but trying to unlock to make changes to profiles or whenit asks me for admin password, it doesn't recognise it.

No worries.

So tonight I messed around with the key chains and deleted any old chains, then did the reset password process again. I did it thinking a new chain will set up automatically - no. I was wrong and now I can't login as the administrator. fail.

So, I've restored the OSX again! See what happens tomorrow.