December 2004

Fast user switching allows you to switch between user accounts while other user accounts are still open. In Mac OS X 10.3, FUS was enablable. It it enabled in System Prefernces -> Accounts. To switch, you select the users name from the menu in the...

The system prompts you asking if you want to archvie the contents of the users home folder in a disk image (.dmg) file. This disk image gets put into /Users/Delete Users/ If you click OK, this is what the computer does. If you click Delete Immediately,...

Password - enter the users full name and short name; enter password and optional password hint. Although it is possible to create a user without a password, doing so is discouraged for security reasons. The short name can be up to 255 Roman characters, however, if the...

Answer: Password, Picture, Security, Startup Items, Limitations Startup items is only available when you are configuring your own account, and Limitations is only available when youre editing other accounts. ...

Normal user - can edit their own settings only, desktop pic. cannot make system-wide changes Admin user - can make system-wide changes such as Network, Date & Time, Sharing, Energy Saver, Startup Disk. Can use NetInfo Manager and Directory Setup System administrator- by default, this account is...

- check installation log - confim that the firmware is up to date - restart/reinstall - check for disk problems - disconnect non-essential hardware - turn off Energy Saver and screen saver preferences...

- make a backup - upgrade pre-OS X system to OS 9.2 - read "before you install" document - collect network configuration - decide on installation method...

No, not with the installer as it is built. However, if you delete the files (or move them to a backup folder) inside of /Library/Receipts , the installer will then let you install an older version of Mac OS X in place of 10.3...

open Consol (/Applications/Utilities) choose View -> Show Log List click disclosure triangle next to /var/log select install.log ...