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Replace loginwindow.plist to fix logout, reboot, etc. issues System
A client's new PowerMac G4 running 10.2.8 decided it wasn't going to shut down or reboot or logout. Selecting any of those items from a menu, or pressing Control-Eject, produced no response.

The user's loginwindow.plist file (in the user's Library -> Preferences folder) had become corrupted and was full of garbage. Removing the file cured the problem. A sudo reboot was required for the first restart after removing the file.
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Replace loginwindow.plist to fix logout, reboot, etc. issues
Authored by: ShaZaaM on Apr 16, '04 04:45:00AM

I am PLAGUED by this problem. Restart, Shut Down and Reboot do nothing from the Apple menu and I need to sudo reboot from the terminal. Also when I try to access the Desk Top & Screen Savers preference pane, the system preferences hang. Theres only minor inconveniences but I'm wondering if thisis the left overs of a font problem I was having or if these are symptoms to a greater, imminent and significantly more dangerous Mac os x fiasco??

Anyone recognise this?
Can you help?

When I trash the loginwindow.plist everything is sweet again but something seems to be corrupting it after a while and I don't have enough experience with the os x engines to know what to look for.



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