| User template woes, non_localized the answer | Joseph Rafferty | 04/10/10 11:20 | I recently pushed out a new image based on 10.6.4 that had only the English.lproj folder in /System/Library/User Template (I removed all our unused languages, for no other reason than to tidy up the User Template directory). I noticed that network users were not getting this template, nor were some MCX prefs getting applied. To make a long troubleshooting story short, ends up the "Non_localized" file must be present in the same directory. I don't think it matters what kind of file Non_localized is: I tried a directory, a zero-byte file, and a symlink to English.lproj (my final solution) and they all solved the problem, and the user got the English.lproj template. Does anyone have some insight as to why the Non_localized file is necessary? -JR _____________________________________________________ Subscription Options and Archives |
| Re: User template woes, non_localized the answer | Yadin Flammer | 05/10/10 08:32 | I can offer two bits of information. Even when you install only English with the OS, the non localized folder is still made, pretty sure that is required for normal operation in some way. Without picking apart their logic I¹m not sure what that is, but I¹d leave it there obviously. I¹d also recommend if you only want English, to install the OS that way rather than rip things out by hand later. Assuming you mean clients bound to OD with network homes of some sort Hope that helps, -------------------------------------------------------------------
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| Re: User template woes, non_localized the answer | Rusty Myers | 05/10/10 11:03 | I can't remember the specific preference file, but it was installed in the english template at first. When the user logged in it was over written by the non_localized. I assume, because when I added the preference to the non_localized it worked. Can't say why that behavior is, but Im happy keeping my user template My guess is that the non_localized template is for preferences and I relate it to MCX and how preferences on user accounts overwrite --
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| Re: User template woes, non_localized the answer | Joseph Rafferty | 06/10/10 14:56 | Rusty, seems like a logical explanation. And seems like a very good practice if one were running multiple languages. Yadin, no network homes (yet). |