Local accounts cannot log in

[Treger]

HI Guys,

I have a weird issue here, I have machines where network accounts can log into the machine but a normal local account created by the admin user is unable to log in. it just shakes when trying to authenticate, I have tried a permission repair and checked the date time to make sure it is correct, I am now wondering if there is something I have enabled on a config profile or not enabled on a config profile that I am deploying that is causing this... I tried to turn on the "local-only users may log in" under the access tab in the login window settings but that does not seem to have helped. Has anyone seen this behaviour before?

[jqcampbell]

The local user account name doesn't happen to match with anything in your directory services (AD, etc)? If so that would probably cause it to fail.

[Treger]

Good call, I am going to check now, thanks, although that would be really odd name for someone to add to our AD...

[mroiger]

If you use a LoginWindow configuration profile make sure under Access the checkbox "Local-only users may log in" is checked. I unchecked this by accident and local user could no longer login only AD users and admin accounts.