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, 08 Feb 2012 17:48:39 +0000 hourly 1 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

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]]> 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!

]]> By: TechnoBobhttp://dltj.org/article/macosx-launchservices-login-loop-fix/comment-page-2/#comment-189649 TechnoBob Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:17:08 +0000 https://dltj.org/?p=369#comment-189649 Thanks, Peter, but I wasn't specific enough. More precisely, I am looking at the top level of my HD from an administrator (not root) account and I see NO files in /Library/Caches or in /System/Library/Caches that begin with (or contain) the string com.apple.LaunchServicesHow, or where, should I be looking for these files?Thanks! (I'm losing track of the many hours I've spent on this!) Thanks, Peter, but I wasn’t specific enough. More precisely, I am looking at the top level of my HD from an administrator (not root) account and I see NO files in /Library/Caches or in /System/Library/Caches that begin with (or contain) the string
com.apple.LaunchServices

How, or where, should I be looking for these files?

Thanks! (I’m losing track of the many hours I’ve spent on this!)

]]> By: Peter Murrayhttp://dltj.org/article/macosx-launchservices-login-loop-fix/comment-page-2/#comment-189647 Peter Murray Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:56:29 +0000 https://dltj.org/?p=369#comment-189647 TechnoBob: You won't find it as a file named exactly <code>/Library/Caches/com.apple.LaunchServices</code> -- but the file name will start with <code>com.apple.LaunchServices</code>. These two commands should do it: <ol> <li><code>cd /Library/Caches</code></li> <li><code>rm com.apple.LaunchServices*</code></li> </ol> TechnoBob: You won’t find it as a file named exactly /Library/Caches/com.apple.LaunchServices — but the file name will start with com.apple.LaunchServices. These two commands should do it:
  1. cd /Library/Caches
  2. rm com.apple.LaunchServices*
]]> By: TechnoBobhttp://dltj.org/article/macosx-launchservices-login-loop-fix/comment-page-2/#comment-189473 TechnoBob Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:41:02 +0000 https://dltj.org/?p=369#comment-189473 Under 10.6.8, Snow Leopard, I have this exact problem, but I don't see the file Library/Caches/com.apple.LaunchServicesWhere is it? Under 10.6.8, Snow Leopard,
I have this exact problem, but I don’t see the file
Library/Caches/com.apple.LaunchServices

Where is it?

]]> By: Kevin Wood-Friendhttp://dltj.org/article/macosx-launchservices-login-loop-fix/comment-page-2/#comment-179267 Kevin Wood-Friend Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:18:54 +0000 https://dltj.org/?p=369#comment-179267 This worked for me in Snow Leopard. Thanks a lot! This worked for me in Snow Leopard. Thanks a lot!

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