[missing-sync-palmos-talk] Non-admin users / Fast User Switching

[Luke Bosman]

On 8 Nov 2004, at 18:14, Luke Bosman wrote:

>
> On 8 Nov 2004, at 16:38, Scott Gruby wrote:
>> I just installed the latest Missing Sync beta (4.0.2b6), created a 
>> new user with standard permissions and with the exception of one 
>> issue, syncing went fine. The issue (which will be fixed for 4.0.2) 
>> is that you must disable synchronization before switching users and 
>> then enable it for that user from the main window. In addition you 
>> must disable "enable synchronization/sharing" at startup for all 
>> users. I suspect that this is the issue you are seeing.
>
> Might this explain why Fast User Switching has not been working for me 
> for some time? Here, we have the latest stable version of MS running 
> on an iBook (which my wife uses to sync with her Palm) and on an iMac 
> (which I use to sync with mine).
>
> Fast User Switching has been erratic on both systems for some time and 
> I've been struggling to work out the problem. If this is indeed the 
> cause of the problem then it should save me the time and effort it 
> takes to reinstall Panther on both the machines.

25 and a half hours later, FUS is going fine. Previously, with MS 
enabled for both users, the computer tended to freeze at the swirling 
bar on the log-in screen on attempting to log in. I'm actually quite 
surprised that no-one else has followed up with a 'me too' about this.

I may yet find that Sod's law is invoked as soon as I send this email 
but will keep this list updated if it does.

Cheers,
Luke

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