My copy is not pirated.
I was able to fix the problem today. I found out how through an Apple forum.
For some reason I was missing a user "nobody" from my computer. I needed to recreate that user.
I am pasting another posting. Not my post.Here's how I did it:
(you need admin rights to do that)
(watch this text in courier font for best layout)
Open NetInfo Manager
go to directory 'users'
watchout for user 'nobody'
if he's not there, you can duplicate any user and change the settings to:
property: value(s):
passwd
uid -2
expire 0
home /var/empty
shell /usr/bin/false
gid -2
name nobody
realname Unpriviledged User
change change
_writers_passwd nobody
I entered no value for passwd, but there was an * on my other machine which means that there has been some entry. hm, os x is a bit scary - anyway it works.
if there are additional properties in the cloned user, delete them. if properties are missing you can create a new one and name it yourself.
I also put the entries in the right order (cut & paste), i don't know if this is necessary.
restart
if rendezvous is still not starting up, you have to go to usr/sbin/mDNSResponder and set it's owner to 'nobody' and group to 'wheel' (in the file info dialog).
(i used tinkertool to make the invisible directories visible - i keep forgetting all those terminal commands)
restart again
if it's still not working your problem might have been different from mine, soory...
I was able to fix the problem today. I found out how through an Apple forum.
For some reason I was missing a user "nobody" from my computer. I needed to recreate that user.
I am pasting another posting. Not my post.Here's how I did it:
(you need admin rights to do that)
(watch this text in courier font for best layout)
Open NetInfo Manager
go to directory 'users'
watchout for user 'nobody'
if he's not there, you can duplicate any user and change the settings to:
property: value(s):
passwd
uid -2
expire 0
home /var/empty
shell /usr/bin/false
gid -2
name nobody
realname Unpriviledged User
change change
_writers_passwd nobody
I entered no value for passwd, but there was an * on my other machine which means that there has been some entry. hm, os x is a bit scary - anyway it works.
if there are additional properties in the cloned user, delete them. if properties are missing you can create a new one and name it yourself.
I also put the entries in the right order (cut & paste), i don't know if this is necessary.
restart
if rendezvous is still not starting up, you have to go to usr/sbin/mDNSResponder and set it's owner to 'nobody' and group to 'wheel' (in the file info dialog).
(i used tinkertool to make the invisible directories visible - i keep forgetting all those terminal commands)
restart again
if it's still not working your problem might have been different from mine, soory...