Can't install updates after upgrading to Mac OS X Snow Leopard

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Just found the solution on this forum thread.

  1. In Finder, go to your home folder (the one with the house icon next to it in the sidebar)
  2. Select navigate to Library > Preferences > byHost
  3. Delete all files inside
  4. Restart your computer.

Or, from Terminal, run

rm ~/Library/Preferences/byHost/*
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Updated on September 17, 2022

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  • Erick Sasse
    Erick Sasse over 1 year

    I have just upgraded to Snow Leopard over a Leopard install.

    After the reboot I get a notification that new updates are available. I click "Install and restart", I get a license text, I click "Agree" but nothing happens. Nothing gets installed.

    If I open the Console, the messages I see right after I click "Agree" are below, but I think the problem is related to the first message.

    25/09/09 09:35:42   com.apple.SecurityServer[24]    Engine::authorize: Rule::evaluate returned 4294907288 returning errAuthorizationInternal
    25/09/09 09:35:42   GrowlHelperApp[318] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x3518f0 of class NSCFDictionary autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
    25/09/09 09:35:42   GrowlHelperApp[318] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x351d70 of class NSCFDictionary autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
    25/09/09 09:35:42   GrowlHelperApp[318] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x16c250 of class NSCFArray autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
    

    Any ideas?

    Thanks.

    • Tony
      Tony over 14 years
      Legal copy of snow leopard correct? Sorry but in today's world it needs to be asked as one can not assume anymore.
    • Erick Sasse
      Erick Sasse over 14 years
      Yes, it is a legal copy.
    • Josh Hunt
      Josh Hunt over 14 years
      How is the legality of the Snow Leopard install relevant? How would Snow Leopard even know if it an illegal version?
    • mipadi
      mipadi over 14 years
      @joshhunt: Copies of OS X that have been modified to run on non-Apple hardware ("Hackintoshes") often have trouble getting and installing new updates. I think that's what Tony was referring to.
    • Erick Sasse
      Erick Sasse over 14 years
      My copy is legal and running on a MacBook, not a hackintosh.
  • Erick Sasse
    Erick Sasse over 14 years
    Re-install would be my last option. :)
  • Taken
    Taken over 14 years
    Yeah i would of guessed so lol, a couple of people i know experienced the same problem and are still waiting for apple tech support