Q: there was an error connecting to apple id server iCloud mac
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Nov 13, 2015 6:46 PMby Linc Davis,Please take these steps to resynchronize the iCloud keychain. Your keychain on iCloud and your other Apple devices won't be affected. Take Step 2 only if Step 1 doesn't solve the problem.
Step 1
Back up all data.
Open the iCloud preference pane and uncheck the Keychain box. You'll be prompted to delete the local iCloud keychain. Confirm—the data will remain on the servers. Then re-check the box. Follow one of the procedures described in this support article to set up iCloud Keychain on an additional device. Test.
Step 2
If you still have problems, uncheck the Keychain box again and continue.
Triple-click the line below on this page to select it, then copy the text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C:
~/Library/Keychains
In the Finder, select
Go â–¹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar and paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V. You may not see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.
A folder named "Keychains" should open. Inside it is a subfolder with a long name similar to (but not the same as) this:
421DE5CA-D745-3AC1-91B0-CE5FC0ABA128
The above is only an example; yours will have a different name of the same general form. Drag the subfolder (not the Keychains folder) to the Trash and empty.
Restart the computer and re-enable iCloud Keychain.
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Nov 13, 2015 11:32 PMby whlzxx,Thank you, below is all:
11/14/15 15:23:13.529 com.apple.preferences.icloud.remoteservice[427]: CGContextSetFillColorWithColor: invalid context 0x0. If you want to see the backtrace, please set CG_CONTEXT_SHOW_BACKTRACE environmental variable.
11/14/15 15:23:13.529 com.apple.preferences.icloud.remoteservice[427]: CGContextSetStrokeColorWithColor: invalid context 0x0. If you want to see the backtrace, please set CG_CONTEXT_SHOW_BACKTRACE environmental variable.
11/14/15 15:23:13.529 com.apple.preferences.icloud.remoteservice[427]: CGContextGetCompositeOperation: invalid context 0x0. If you want to see the backtrace, please set CG_CONTEXT_SHOW_BACKTRACE environmental variable.
11/14/15 15:23:13.529 com.apple.preferences.icloud.remoteservice[427]: CGContextSetCompositeOperation: invalid context 0x0. If you want to see the backtrace, please set CG_CONTEXT_SHOW_BACKTRACE environmental variable.
11/14/15 15:23:13.529 com.apple.preferences.icloud.remoteservice[427]: CGContextFillRects: invalid context 0x0. If you want to see the backtrace, please set CG_CONTEXT_SHOW_BACKTRACE environmental variable.
11/14/15 15:23:13.529 com.apple.preferences.icloud.remoteservice[427]: CGContextSetCompositeOperation: invalid context 0x0. If you want to see the backtrace, please set CG_CONTEXT_SHOW_BACKTRACE environmental variable.
11/14/15 15:23:13.529 com.apple.preferences.icloud.remoteservice[427]: CGContextClipToRect: invalid context 0x0. If you want to see the backtrace, please set CG_CONTEXT_SHOW_BACKTRACE environmental variable.
11/14/15 15:23:13.529 com.apple.preferences.icloud.remoteservice[427]: CGContextGetShouldSmoothFonts: invalid context 0x0. If you want to see the backtrace, please set CG_CONTEXT_SHOW_BACKTRACE environmental variable.
11/14/15 15:23:13.529 com.apple.preferences.icloud.remoteservice[427]: CGContextGetFontSmoothingStyle: invalid context 0x0. If you want to see the backtrace, please set CG_CONTEXT_SHOW_BACKTRACE environmental variable.
11/14/15 15:23:13.529 com.apple.preferences.icloud.remoteservice[427]: CGContextGetFontAntialiasingStyle: invalid context 0x0. If you want to see the backtrace, please set CG_CONTEXT_SHOW_BACKTRACE environmental variable.
11/14/15 15:23:13.529 com.apple.preferences.icloud.remoteservice[427]: CGContextSetFontSmoothingStyle: invalid context 0x0. If you want to see the backtrace, please set CG_CONTEXT_SHOW_BACKTRACE environmental variable.
11/14/15 15:23:13.529 com.apple.preferences.icloud.remoteservice[427]: CGContextGetShouldSmoothFonts: invalid context 0x0. If you want to see the backtrace, please set CG_CONTEXT_SHOW_BACKTRACE environmental variable.
11/14/15 15:23:13.529 com.apple.preferences.icloud.remoteservice[427]: CGContextGetFontSmoothingStyle: invalid context 0x0. If you want to see the backtrace, please set CG_CONTEXT_SHOW_BACKTRACE environmental variable.
11/14/15 15:23:13.530 com.apple.preferences.icloud.remoteservice[427]: CGContextGetFontAntialiasingStyle: invalid context 0x0. If you want to see the backtrace, please set CG_CONTEXT_SHOW_BACKTRACE environmental variable.
11/14/15 15:23:13.530 com.apple.preferences.icloud.remoteservice[427]: CGContextSetFontSmoothingStyle: invalid context 0x0. If you want to see the backtrace, please set CG_CONTEXT_SHOW_BACKTRACE environmental variable.
11/14/15 15:23:13.530 com.apple.preferences.icloud.remoteservice[427]: CGContextGetCTM: invalid context 0x0. If you want to see the backtrace, please set CG_CONTEXT_SHOW_BACKTRACE environmental variable.
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Nov 14, 2015 7:02 AMby Linc Davis,Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Step 1
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your documents or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this behavior; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem?
After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.
*Note: If you’ve activated “Find My Mac” or FileVault, then you can’t enable the Guest account. The “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac” is not the same. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.
Step 2
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Please take this step regardless of the results of Step 1.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem.
Note: If FileVault is enabled in OS X 10.9 or earlier, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to start up and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal startup may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem?
After testing, restart as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of Steps 1 and 2.
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Nov 14, 2015 8:27 AMby whlzxx,step1 has the same problem.
step2 also has same problem. and when i sign in iCloud the error is below:
11/15/15 00:20:37.452 watchdogd[388]: [watchdog_daemon] @( wd_daemon_init) - could not open connection with the kernel watchdog
11/15/15 00:20:37.452 watchdogd[388]: [watchdog_daemon] @( main) - cannot initialize the watchdog service
11/15/15 00:20:37.452 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.watchdogd) Service only ran for 0 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 10 seconds.
11/15/15 00:20:39.713 locationd[307]: NETWORK: no response from server, reachability, 2, queryRetries, 5
11/15/15 00:20:47.464 watchdogd[389]: [watchdog_daemon] @( wd_watchdog_open) - IOIteratorNext failed (kr=0)
11/15/15 00:20:47.464 watchdogd[389]: [watchdog_daemon] @( wd_daemon_init) - could not open connection with the kernel watchdog
11/15/15 00:20:47.464 watchdogd[389]: [watchdog_daemon] @( main) - cannot initialize the watchdog service
11/15/15 00:20:47.464 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.watchdogd) Service only ran for 0 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 10 seconds.
11/15/15 00:20:57.471 watchdogd[391]: [watchdog_daemon] @( wd_watchdog_open) - IOIteratorNext failed (kr=0)
11/15/15 00:20:57.471 watchdogd[391]: [watchdog_daemon] @( wd_daemon_init) - could not open connection with the kernel watchdog
11/15/15 00:20:57.471 watchdogd[391]: [watchdog_daemon] @( main) - cannot initialize the watchdog service
11/15/15 00:20:57.471 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.watchdogd) Service only ran for 0 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 10 seconds.
11/15/15 00:21:07.480 watchdogd[392]: [watchdog_daemon] @( wd_watchdog_open) - IOIteratorNext failed (kr=0)
11/15/15 00:21:07.480 watchdogd[392]: [watchdog_daemon] @( wd_daemon_init) - could not open connection with the kernel watchdog
11/15/15 00:21:07.480 watchdogd[392]: [watchdog_daemon] @( main) - cannot initialize the watchdog service
11/15/15 00:21:07.480 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.watchdogd) Service only ran for 0 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 10 seconds.
11/15/15 00:21:08.259 apsd[91]: Failed to send activation record to service com.apple.ManagedClient.enroll
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Nov 14, 2015 10:56 AMby Linc Davis,If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data, then reinstall the OS.* You don't need to erase the startup volume, and you won't need the backup unless something goes wrong. If the system was upgraded from an older version of OS X, you may need the Apple ID and password you used.
There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
If you installed the Java runtime distributed by Apple and still need it, you'll have to reinstall it. The same goes for Xcode. All other data will be preserved.
*The linked support article refers to OS X 10.11 ("El Capitan"), but the procedure is the same for OS X 10.7 ("Lion") and later.
