How do I get rid of this error message at startup?
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From: Barry Margolin on 17 Feb 2010 20:35 In article <6id403abmi.fsf(a)ethel.the.log>, Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis(a)gmail.com> wrote: > bartbrn <bbrown95(a)comcast.net> writes: > > > Like an idiot, I often download things I don't get around to trying > > until many days/weeks/months/years have passed. Such was the case last > > night when I found a zipped file for an item called > > "BroadbandOptimizer." I installed it and followed the instructions in > > Terminal, and restarted. The restart was fine, but I got an error > > message: > > > > "Insecure Startup Item disabled. > > > > �/Library/StartupItems/BroadbandOptimizer� has not been started > > because it does not have the proper security settings." > > > > I searched for the Startup Item "BroadbandOptimizer," but could not > > find it. I then looked for EVERYTHING with "BroadbandOptimizer" in its > > name, and trashed everything I found. Then I ran "Repair Disk > > Permissions" from Disk Utility, as Apple "Help" suggested, and > > restarted. Same error message, everytime I start up or restart. > > > > I tried the link in VersionTracker to the "Developer's Site," and > > received THIS error message: > > > > 500 Failed to find appropriate redirect for 'GET > > http://tc.versiontracker.com/product/redir/kind/0/db/mac/id/12591/?null' > > REFERRER: 'http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/12591' > > > > I then tried contacting "Enigmarelle Development" which is where the > > "Download Now" link on VersionTracker takes you (instead of the usual > > simple and immediate download from the VersionTracker page, without > > seeing any intermediary page). Enigmarelle Development turned out to > > be some generic feeder site that had no visible customer support link. > > I searched in their search box for "BroadbandOptimizer," and found 7 > > items, none of which had anything to do with the Mac OS, and none of > > which had the item title "BroadbandOptimizer." > > > > Any idea how to get rid of the vestiges of this miserable mistake on > > my part, so I can get rid of the "Insecure Startup Item disabled" > > error message? BTW, when I click the "OK" button on this startup error > > message, everything seems to run just fine. > > I don't know if this helps, but there are at least 2 Library/StartupItems > folders to check (maybe 3). > > 1) I think there can be one in your home directory, though I don't > have one. Per-user startup items are usually configured in the Accounts system preference. > > 2) There is /Library/StartupItems (mine has one thing in it, related > to MYSQL) I have ChmodBPF (part of Wireshark), DynDNSUpdater (used for updating dyndns.org, although I have since switched to using my router's built-in updater), HP IO (I think this is used by the driver for my HP USB printer), and Stunnel (a utility for automatically configuring SSL tunnels). > > 3) There is /System/Library/StartupItems (mine exists, but is empty). Mine, too. The error message clearly says that his problem file is in #3. -- Barry Margolin, barmar(a)alum.mit.edu Arlington, MA *** PLEASE post questions in newsgroups, not directly to me *** *** PLEASE don't copy me on replies, I'll read them in the group ***
From: David Empson on 17 Feb 2010 21:27 Barry Margolin <barmar(a)alum.mit.edu> wrote: > In article <6id403abmi.fsf(a)ethel.the.log>, > Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > bartbrn <bbrown95(a)comcast.net> writes: > > > > > Like an idiot, I often download things I don't get around to trying > > > until many days/weeks/months/years have passed. Such was the case last > > > night when I found a zipped file for an item called > > > "BroadbandOptimizer." I installed it and followed the instructions in > > > Terminal, and restarted. The restart was fine, but I got an error > > > message: > > > > > > "Insecure Startup Item disabled. > > > > > > "/Library/StartupItems/BroadbandOptimizer‰ has not been started > > > because it does not have the proper security settings." > > > > > > I searched for the Startup Item "BroadbandOptimizer," but could not > > > find it. I then looked for EVERYTHING with "BroadbandOptimizer" in its > > > name, and trashed everything I found. Then I ran "Repair Disk > > > Permissions" from Disk Utility, as Apple "Help" suggested, and > > > restarted. Same error message, everytime I start up or restart. > > > > > > I tried the link in VersionTracker to the "Developer's Site," and > > > received THIS error message: > > > > > > 500 Failed to find appropriate redirect for 'GET > > > http://tc.versiontracker.com/product/redir/kind/0/db/mac/id/12591/?null' > > > REFERRER: 'http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/12591' > > > > > > I then tried contacting "Enigmarelle Development" which is where the > > > "Download Now" link on VersionTracker takes you (instead of the usual > > > simple and immediate download from the VersionTracker page, without > > > seeing any intermediary page). Enigmarelle Development turned out to > > > be some generic feeder site that had no visible customer support link. > > > I searched in their search box for "BroadbandOptimizer," and found 7 > > > items, none of which had anything to do with the Mac OS, and none of > > > which had the item title "BroadbandOptimizer." > > > > > > Any idea how to get rid of the vestiges of this miserable mistake on > > > my part, so I can get rid of the "Insecure Startup Item disabled" > > > error message? BTW, when I click the "OK" button on this startup error > > > message, everything seems to run just fine. > > > > I don't know if this helps, but there are at least 2 Library/StartupItems > > folders to check (maybe 3). > > > > 1) I think there can be one in your home directory, though I don't > > have one. > > Per-user startup items are usually configured in the Accounts system > preference. There aren't any per-user "Startup Items", as Startup Items run before any user is logged in. (Hence there is no ~/Library/StartupItems folder, and if you create one it won't achieve anything.) The things you configure in System Preferences > Accounts are "Login Items", though confusingly, Apple called them "Startup Items" in early versions of Mac OS X despite being a completely different mechanism to real Startup Items. > > 2) There is /Library/StartupItems (mine has one thing in it, related > > to MYSQL) > > I have ChmodBPF (part of Wireshark), DynDNSUpdater (used for updating > dyndns.org, although I have since switched to using my router's built-in > updater), HP IO (I think this is used by the driver for my HP USB > printer), and Stunnel (a utility for automatically configuring SSL > tunnels). > > > > > 3) There is /System/Library/StartupItems (mine exists, but is empty). > > Mine, too. > > The error message clearly says that his problem file is in #3. No it doesn't. It didn't mention "System". The file should be in #2 (the Library folder at the top level of the hard drive). Third party software should never touch /System/Library/StartupItems anyway. -- David Empson dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz
From: bartbrn on 18 Feb 2010 09:13 Thanks to everyone -- someone on the Apple Snow Leopard discussions forum pointed me in the right direction, and I fixed the problem. Turns out there IS a "/Library/StartupItems" folder, but the way to find it is through the Finder: Go > Go to Folder..." > type or paste "/ Library/StartupItems," and up it pops right up (there's supposed to be a way to find it in "Spotlight" by changing its preferences, but I haven't figured it out). At any rate, when the "/Library/StartupItems" folder popped up, there was the "Broadband Optimizer" folder, and a couple other items from 2 old programs I don't even have anymore, one from 2005, and one from 2007 -- the only way I can think of that they might have gotten there was when I did a Migration from one of my OS X 10.4.x Tiger PBG4s. I trashed everything in the StartupItems folder, and re-started. No more error messages, StartupItems folder is empty, and I'm happy. Thanks again for all your suggestions.
From: bartbrn on 18 Feb 2010 09:19
Addendum -- Don't know why I was such a dunce, but I have a tendency to use "Find..." whenever I'm looking for something that isn't obvious. If I had simply double-clicked my hard drive, I would have seen the "Startup Items" folder right there in plain sight. Duh. Bart |