Login password loop

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Login password loop

G'day!

On login I enter my password and am returned to the same page. No way of getting round this so far. I have two admin accounts and both behave the same. I have tried command r, option r, command s to create a new account and that does the same thing. So I'm caught in a loop and cannot get passed this. I have just installed a new SSD after a hard drive crash and had everything reloaded on the new hard drive. Thought I was being sensible updating the OS. Wrong. Can anyone help please?

Thanks!

VIN PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.5 GHz), OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Apr 21, 2015 9:09 AM

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Glenn Leblanc

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Apr 21, 2015 10:39 AM in response to imagevisionary

Were you using TRIM on the SSD when you upgraded?

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Answer 2

Apr 21, 2015 10:39 AM in response to Glenn Leblanc

Hi Glenn,

Thanks for your reply. No, I researched and it seemed that TRIM was essentially redundant to me due to the real read write speeds limited by SATA I and II.

Any ideas?

Ian

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Answer 3

Apr 21, 2015 10:27 AM in response to imagevisionary

You could try logging in with your Apple ID password. I don't know anything about FileVault, but is it enabled?

Try booting into Safe Mode and see if it will start that way.

OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode? - Apple Support

Try resetting the SMC and NVRAM. Not sure what computer model you have:

How to Reset NVRAM on your Mac - Apple Support

Boot into command R and open disk utility. Repair global permissions. Verify the drive is OK. Repair if necessary. Set the startup disk in the startup disk manager.

You could try to apply the Combo Update on top of the OS:

OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 Combo Update

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Eric Root

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Apr 21, 2015 10:22 AM in response to imagevisionary

Startup Issues - Resolve

Startup Issues - Resolve (2)

Startup Issues - Resolve (3)

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Apr 21, 2015 10:42 AM in response to Eric Root

Thanks everyone. I've managed to get in using safe mode and after a few false starts am now able to repair disk permissions and will see how that goes. I'm not a fan of having to deal with updating OS and then having more problems than before. Apple really needs to get its act together. They are showing true disdain for their users!

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Answer 6

Apr 21, 2015 10:46 AM in response to imagevisionary

It may be that your were having issues before upgrading that needed fixing. The update may have made those issues worse.

You may also have had 3rd party apps or extension not compatible with the upgrade.

It also could be 3rd party apps causing the problem. Safe mode does some repairs when you boot into it and also disables 3rd party start up items. Disable any 3rd party items and try to start in a regular boot. Then check compatibility with those apps.

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Answer 7

Apr 21, 2015 10:53 AM in response to Glenn Leblanc

Thanks so much Glenn. I'm going to look into all of this now.

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