Odds and Ends: InDesign Update Solution; OS X

Directory Hang Workaround

InDesign update solution Jeff Hanson notes a potential workaround for users having problems after installing the Adobe InDesign Document Framework Update:

"If you are having trouble getting Adobe InDesign to work or open after installing the update in OS X, change the files (Document Framework) creator code to "InDn" and Type code to "InDr" and trash InDesign's Preferences. Keep the 'InDesign Color Settings' and 'Dictionaries' so you can put them back once you have successfully opened InDesign."

OS X directory hang workaround Jason Harris offers this lengthy workaround for a bug experienced by several MacFixIt readers (and noted in a forum thread) where OS X hangs during the directory services boot.

• Boot holding cmd-s to get into single-user mode
• Enter the following terminal commands: fsck -y; mount -uw /; cd /var/db/netinfo; rm -r local.nidb;exit
• You should boot to a login screen that only contains the entry "Other User"
• Insert your Mac OS X installation CD
• Reboot by pressing cmd-option-power on your keyboard
• Hold the "C" key to boot from the CD
• Once the CD has booted, choose Reset Password from the File menu
• Enter a new password for the Root user
• Quit the password utility
• Quit the installer - you will be prompted to reboot
• Remove the CD and reboot
• Again, you should get to the "Other User" entry after booting - choose it
• For the username, type ">console" (including the ">") and hit return (no password)
• You will get a text console
• Your username is "root", your password is whatever you entered above
• Once you're logged in, enter the following commands: cd /var/backups; cat local.nidump | niload -d -t -r / localhost/local; exit
• You should see your normal login screen.