Why is Terminal starting when I restart?

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Why is Terminal starting when I restart?

Why is Terminal starting when I restart? It is NOT in the startup items in my Users and Groups in System Prefs. I have checked Termianl to see if I can stop it from loading but there is nothing there to stop it. Starded doing this suddenly. I have to restart onve a day to start Windows 7 on a partition and go back and every time I do thatmor any other restart thing, the Termninal opens. Have I enterned sometning in Terminal that makes it restart?

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C

Early 2009 iMac 320 4 GB ram

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Apr 16, 2013 5:40 AM

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Answer 1

CT

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Apr 16, 2013 5:58 AM in response to charlesfromcorrales

Even if Terminal is not a startiup item, it is possible that one of your startup items is causing Terminal to launch.

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Answer 2

macjack

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Apr 16, 2013 6:01 AM in response to charlesfromcorrales

In Terminal copy & paste this at the prompt...

defaults write -app 'Terminal' ApplePersistence -bool no

Press return

Now reboot.

The reverse would be "yes".

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Answer 3

Apr 16, 2013 6:28 AM in response to macjack

Hey macjack,

Ran the Terminal as you suggested and restarted but Terminal still started up. There was something on the teminlal about Java but for some reason I could noyt take a snapshot of it. Anyway, have to start up in Windows for my wife's work so will get back to you later. Thanks for the help.

C

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