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Log out of other accounts before running system updates System
I was logged to two accounts when I started the 10.3.2 update. After it finished installing and was ready to reboot, I attempted to switch to the other user to log out and I got a message on the console saying that the CoreGraphics was incompatible. Additionally I could not start any new applications. I told the updater to reboot and it killed all my apps then just sat there. Subsequent requests to reboot were ignored.

Finally I ssh'ed in and killed the other user's loginwindow process. After that I was able to reboot but I lost the what I was working on in the other account. Be advised!

[robg adds: With the advent of fast user switching, this is a good general warning -- log out of all other user accounts prior to running a system update!]
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Log out of other accounts before running system updates
Authored by: fds on Jan 12, '04 02:12:56PM

Plus you it isn't even necessary to sudo for --list.



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Log out of other accounts before running system updates
Authored by: schneb on Jan 12, '04 12:39:03PM

Apple should build this into the Update Installer.



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I agree...
Authored by: GORDYmac on Jan 13, '04 03:49:46PM

I ended up doing a hard shutdown because I do not know what ssh, telnet, su and that other UNIX stuff means. Upon startup, I was greeted with Darwin. I eventually got it worked out, but Apple should alert a user to have all other accounts logged out before applying updates.

Oh, I've already let them know. Everyone who reads this should do the same.



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Log out of other accounts before running system updates
Authored by: benison on Jan 12, '04 05:46:12PM
just use su instead of ssh e.g.
su user_name


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Log out of other accounts before running system updates
Authored by: myshkin5 on Jan 15, '04 12:56:53AM

I couldn't use su because all applications were closed when the installer was attempting to reboot. Terminal.app wouldn't start because it was attempting load graphics libraries that weren't fully installed yet. sshing from a remote machine was the only way in to kill the other user.

The real problem is that Apple is attempting replace critical pieces of the OS while the system is running. Other OSes will do this as the system is booting.



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