Comments on: Fixing a Mac OSX Leopard Login Loop Caused by Launch Services http://dltj.org/article/macosx-launchservices-login-loop-fix/ We're Disrupted, We're Librarians, and We're Not Going to Take It Anymore Wed, 23 May 2012 16:01:37 +0000 hourly 1 By: DesignatedFlowhttp://dltj.org/article/macosx-launchservices-login-loop-fix/comment-page-2/#comment-250414 DesignatedFlow Mon, 14 May 2012 17:45:20 +0000 https://dltj.org/?p=369#comment-250414 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">This guy just saved me from going crazy: Fixing a Mac OSX Login Loop Caused by Launch Services http://t.co/HT8khO8o</span></span> This guy just saved me from going crazy: Fixing a Mac OSX Login Loop Caused by Launch Services http://t.co/HT8khO8o

]]> By: MacOSG :: Mac Owners Support Group :: Apple News & Support • View topic - Login it goes to desktop thenforces another login never endshttp://dltj.org/article/macosx-launchservices-login-loop-fix/comment-page-2/#comment-231718 MacOSG :: Mac Owners Support Group :: Apple News & Support • View topic - Login it goes to desktop thenforces another login never ends Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:30:07 +0000 https://dltj.org/?p=369#comment-231718 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Did you do a fresh install, or archive & install?This may help:http://dltj.org/article/macosx-launchse ... -loop-fix/ [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] Did you do a fresh install, or archive & install?This may help:http://dltj.org/article/macosx-launchse … -loop-fix/ [...]

]]> By: William Gacquerhttp://dltj.org/article/macosx-launchservices-login-loop-fix/comment-page-2/#comment-230084 William Gacquer Fri, 09 Mar 2012 09:56:39 +0000 https://dltj.org/?p=369#comment-230084 Same problem, your solution and ... TADAM! it works! Thx Same problem, your solution and … TADAM! it works!
Thx

]]> By: Wombathttp://dltj.org/article/macosx-launchservices-login-loop-fix/comment-page-2/#comment-221044 Wombat Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:01:11 +0000 https://dltj.org/?p=369#comment-221044 Similar problem: one user account out of 5 would not load, still running Leopard - OSX 10.5.8. The account would spend several minutes trying to load after login, and then revert to the login screen. Deleting the files as you suggest here worked perfectly. Thank you so much for posting this here (and to google who enabled me to find it!) Similar problem: one user account out of 5 would not load, still running Leopard – OSX 10.5.8.
The account would spend several minutes trying to load after login, and then revert to the login screen.
Deleting the files as you suggest here worked perfectly.
Thank you so much for posting this here (and to google who enabled me to find it!)

]]> By: Peter Murrayhttp://dltj.org/article/macosx-launchservices-login-loop-fix/comment-page-2/#comment-219054 Peter Murray Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:48:39 +0000 https://dltj.org/?p=369#comment-219054 I can't guess whether upgrading to Lion will fix it or not. I haven't seen this problem in years, although others have seen it more recently. If the same underlying problem is still there, the file location has clearly moved. I tried looking in some of the obvious places, but I can't find its new location. I can’t guess whether upgrading to Lion will fix it or not. I haven’t seen this problem in years, although others have seen it more recently. If the same underlying problem is still there, the file location has clearly moved. I tried looking in some of the obvious places, but I can’t find its new location.

]]> By: Lucashttp://dltj.org/article/macosx-launchservices-login-loop-fix/comment-page-2/#comment-218807 Lucas Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:54:25 +0000 https://dltj.org/?p=369#comment-218807 Thank you peter for your help, unfortunately the "no directory found" is showing up. I am currently running Snow Leopard 10.6.8. Do you think upgrading to lion would fix the issue? Thank you peter for your help, unfortunately the “no directory found” is showing up. I am currently running Snow Leopard 10.6.8. Do you think upgrading to lion would fix the issue?

]]> By: Peter Murrayhttp://dltj.org/article/macosx-launchservices-login-loop-fix/comment-page-2/#comment-218359 Peter Murray Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:31:42 +0000 https://dltj.org/?p=369#comment-218359 Lucas -- this solution to the problem seems to only work for some versions of Snow Leopard and earlier. If you have upgraded to Lion and are still seeing the login loop problem, then something else is going on. Once you boot into single user mode, the three commands would be:<ul> <li>/sbin/mount -uw /</li> <li>rm /Library/Caches/com.apple.LaunchServices* </li> <li>reboot</li> </ul><p>If at the middle step you see "No such file or directory" then something else is going on. Good luck.</p> Lucas — this solution to the problem seems to only work for some versions of Snow Leopard and earlier. If you have upgraded to Lion and are still seeing the login loop problem, then something else is going on. Once you boot into single user mode, the three commands would be:

  • /sbin/mount -uw /
  • rm /Library/Caches/com.apple.LaunchServices*
  • reboot

If at the middle step you see “No such file or directory” then something else is going on. Good luck.

]]> By: Lucashttp://dltj.org/article/macosx-launchservices-login-loop-fix/comment-page-2/#comment-217246 Lucas Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:23:24 +0000 https://dltj.org/?p=369#comment-217246 Okay, I know that i've come to the right place, everyone has seemed to have resolved the issue. However i'm not a very good with computers and i need the exact commands i enter after i enter "single user mode". If anyone could help me it would be greatly appreciated thanks Okay, I know that i’ve come to the right place, everyone has seemed to have resolved the issue. However i’m not a very good with computers and i need the exact commands i enter after i enter “single user mode”. If anyone could help me it would be greatly appreciated
thanks

]]> By: NAKEDGREMLIN! - Fixing a Mac OSX Leopard Login Loop Caused by Launch Services ...http://dltj.org/article/macosx-launchservices-login-loop-fix/comment-page-2/#comment-194129 NAKEDGREMLIN! - Fixing a Mac OSX Leopard Login Loop Caused by Launch Services ... Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:53:24 +0000 https://dltj.org/?p=369#comment-194129 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Aug 17 » Fixing a Mac OSX Leopard Login Loop Caused by Launch Services ... Fixed my problem with a computer system that boots, but once Finder is completely loaded, no longer [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] Aug 17 » Fixing a Mac OSX Leopard Login Loop Caused by Launch Services … Fixed my problem with a computer system that boots, but once Finder is completely loaded, no longer [...]

]]> By: Peter Murrayhttp://dltj.org/article/macosx-launchservices-login-loop-fix/comment-page-2/#comment-189668 Peter Murray Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:13:42 +0000 https://dltj.org/?p=369#comment-189668 Hmmm -- something must have changed. I haven't had this problem since Leopard (although judging by the comments to this post the problem still exists in some form). I looked in my own <code>/Library/Caches</code> directory under Lion and I don't see any files starting with "<code>com.apple.LaunchServices</code>" either. In fact, there are no files matching the pattern "<code>/Library/*/*LaunchServices*</code>" at all. I can only guess that 'lsregister' is reading its values from some other cache file (if it is indeed still the same problem). Unfortunately, I don't know where that might be... Good luck! Hmmm — something must have changed. I haven’t had this problem since Leopard (although judging by the comments to this post the problem still exists in some form). I looked in my own /Library/Caches directory under Lion and I don’t see any files starting with “com.apple.LaunchServices” either. In fact, there are no files matching the pattern “/Library/*/*LaunchServices*” at all. I can only guess that ‘lsregister’ is reading its values from some other cache file (if it is indeed still the same problem). Unfortunately, I don’t know where that might be… Good luck!

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