Hi Peter, Minecraft is probably setup to Run as Administrator. Also Net Nanny might be restricting it in Tim's Account.
Time Machine backups As an administrator, there’s no special magic you have to perform to back up all the User Accounts using Time Machine. By default, Time Machine backs up all accounts. When restoring data from a Time Machine backup, each user is limited by their account’s privileges. With a locked down parentally controlled account, for example, that account’s user won’t be able to access Time Machine (though you, as an administrator, can by modifying the account’s limits, do what needs to be done, and then restore those limits). And no user can access the contents of another user’s backed up files from within Time Machine. (However, an administrator can browse a Time Machine backup folder within the Finder, navigate to another user’s folder, and change the privileges on that folder to gain access.) Cheers, Ronni On 03/08/2012, at 5:18 PM, Peter Crisp <petercr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: > Ok, thanks for all that Ronni, I'll go through this all tonight I hope. > > Just to expand a little more on accounts and machine name, I am actually > unsure how User's User came about, yes embarrassing I know, I bet a few > chuckles by others, me included. In any case I'll sort that out. On Tim's > MacBook, there are two accounts, one for Tim, the other Administrator. 98% of > the use of both boys MacBooks is to play a confounded game Minecraft. The > other 2% is for iTunes so they can play the West Coast Eagles theme song and > synch their apps from iPod Touch's they both have! > > Anyway, Tim's account is set up with Parental Controls (he's 9), which works > fine, but for some reason I never fully explored, Minecraft won't play (I > forget the error message) under Tim's account, so I permit him to use the > Administrator account - with me doing the login. We have Net Nanny (specific > password controlled) on all Macbooks for content control set very HARD and > that seems to give the requisite regulation. I suppose there is some exposure > he could corrupt something with his Admin privileges but with Time Machine I > can restore. > > So maybe I should explore why Tim's account prevents Minecraft running - if I > have the energy that is. > > Regards > > Pete > > On 03/08/2012, at 12:37 PM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > >> Hi Pete, >> >>> Currently it is "User's User" and that by the way is not my sons name! I >>> think the apostrophe not being ASCII will throw it >> >> Yes, having any punctuation mark in Computer Name can/will cause problems >> with Time Machine >> >> How on earth did your son's MacBook get the name "User's User"? >> What name does he have in System Preferences > Users & Groups ? >> >>> For housekeeping, should I delete the "User's User" sparse bundle file? >> >> Yes, delete the "User's User" sparsebundle from Time Capsule. It possibly >> does contain some data (therefore taking space) >> >> To delete the backups for one computer without disturbing anything else on >> the Time Capsule's Internal Disk. >> 1. Connect via Ethernet cable if possible as much faster than deleting via >> Wi-Fi >> 2. Open Time Capsule under Shared in Finder Sidebar >> 3. Click the Data folder >> 4. You will now see a xxxxx.sparsebundle file for each of the computers that >> have been backing up. >> The file contains the name of the computer and the MAC address so you >> should be able to easily identify the xxxxx.sparsebundle file that you want >> to delete. >> 5. Click the xxxxx.sparsebundle file to highlight it and then click the >> 'Gear' shaped icon just above and select 'Move to Trash'. >> >> NOTE: Be very careful since you will not be able to retrieve the file if you >> make a mistake and delete the wrong file. >> >> After it has deleted everything contained in the sparsebundle; setup Time >> Machine in System Preferences > Select Disk and let Time Machine backup the >> MacBook >> >>> Also, is a Time Machine backup a 'whole computer' backup or is it account >>> specific? >> >> Time Machine backups the complete system UNLESS you have chosen to exclude >> any items from backups. >> You need a full backup of the system in case you ever need to do a full >> Restore. >> >> Do you have more than one User Account on any of the MacBooks? >> If so post back and I'll explain more. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> On 03/08/2012, at 6:36 AM, Peter Crisp <petercr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Ronni, I can see I have at least one issue to resolve- the computers >>> name. Currently it is "User's User" and that by the way is not my sons >>> name! I think the apostrophe not being ASCII will throw it. By contrast the >>> other two MacBooks are properly named after their user. >>> >>> So I will follow your instructions to correct that tonight when I'm home >>> again. >>> >>> The other issue I don't see an immediate solution for is my inability to >>> "unmount" the disc image, there is no Eject triangle next to "Time Capsule" >>> in the Finder side bar and nor does it appear on the Desktop. Maybe this >>> won't matter when the name is resolved as there was never a backup in place >>> from which to continue from it seems. I fully expect a first time backup is >>> needed. >>> >>> For housekeeping, should I delete the "User's User" sparse bundle file? >>> >>> Also, is a Time Machine backup a 'whole computer' backup or is it account >>> specific? >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Pete >>> >>> On 02/08/2012, at 10:00 PM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Peter, >>>> >>>> Just a quick reply before I shutdown from computer work for the day. >>>> >>>> First, it is important to distinguish this error message from another, >>>> similar Time Machine error that states “The backup volume could not be >>>> mounted”. This is important as the causes and cures for these two errors >>>> can be very different. >>>> >>>> *Unmount the Backup Disk Image* (TC) >>>> If, for some reason, you have manually mounted the Time Machine backup >>>> disk image (sparsebundle), or Time Machine failed to eject it after the >>>> previous backup, subsequent backups may fail. (Console - “Failed to mount >>>> disk image”… “Backup failed with error: 21”) >>>> >>>> Eject the backup disk image (sparsebundle) by either clicking the little >>>> Eject icon to the right of the disk image in the Finders’ Sidebar, or >>>> Ctrl-Click the drive icon on the desktop and select “Eject” from the >>>> contextual menu. Now try backing up again or launching Time Machine to >>>> view previous backups. >>>> >>>> *Proper Computer Name* # >>>> Make sure your computer has a proper name. Go to System Preferences > >>>> Sharing. Time Machine needs to differentiate your computer from others on >>>> your network (i.e. "Bills MacBook" or "Office iMac"). If the "Computer >>>> Name" field is blank, create a name. Realise that if this step is >>>> necessary, you will likely have to start the Time Machine backup process >>>> over again and do another full initial backup. >>>> >>>> Time Machine may experience problems if your computer name includes >>>> certain characters. Make sure the computer name only includes ASCII >>>> characters from the following set. >>>> >>>> (0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ) >>>> >>>> Once a change in the computer name occurs, you should stop and restart >>>> Sharing on the affected computer. Uncheck and then recheck Sharing in the >>>> Services list on the left. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Ronni >>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad >>>> >>>> On 02/08/2012, at 9:08 PM, Peter Crisp <petercr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, I have 3 Macbooks in my house all attached to a Time Capsule for >>>>> backing up. One (MB1) has been backing up VERY reliably since 2009 when >>>>> it was first attached, the other two (MB2 and MB3) I thought were backing >>>>> up reliably since their connection in early 2012 but on closer >>>>> inspection, it is not the case. >>>>> >>>>> MB1 is an SL (10.6.8) White Macbook, the other two are both 10.5.8 >>>>> (Leopard) Black Macbooks. >>>>> >>>>> Connection was easy when MB2 and MB3 were attached and I thought they >>>>> were backing up reliably ever since they were connected and I was >>>>> confident as MB1 was so reliable. >>>>> >>>>> Just the other day I noticed MB2 was not backing up so I took interest to >>>>> watch it go through the process. It starts by "preparing backup" then >>>>> responds with "The backup disc image could not be mounted". In Finder on >>>>> MB2 I am able to see "....Time Capsule" in the devices panel, but when >>>>> selected, the sparesebundle does not appear as they do when doing this on >>>>> the other two MB's. The "Modified" date on the MB2 Sparesebundle when >>>>> checked from the other MB's is in fact the same date it was fist set up - >>>>> so it's done nothing the whole time since January 2012. >>>>> >>>>> How do I reset it to effectively start from scratch - as no backups have >>>>> occurred in any case, there is no backup to loose. I done some navigating >>>>> around to try it all over but still no effect. >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> Pete. >>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
