I upgraded my Mac Studio to Sonoma Beta 2 yesterday (14.0 Beta (23A5301h)). Most things seem fine, and I am happy I did.
One thing has me a bit concerned, though - and yes, I know this is Beta - and that is some funky startup behaviour.
Twice now, when I start the Mac Studio from scratch, the login screen is "wrong." The wallpaper is back to standard, and the user info is not filled in. I.e. my User ID is "Killerbob," and I have a second user on my Mac, "AdMonkey". Usually, "Killerbob" is preselected, and all I have to do is type ethe password, however, these two times, the wallpaper is standard, the username and password fields are blank, and no matter what I type in, the response is not accepted.
The first time it happened, I was freaking out, thinking, "that's what I get for testing beta software." But, after a hard reboot, all is back to normal - "Killerbob" is preselected, and I can type in the password and get into Sonoma.
Anyone else experiencing this?
One thing has me a bit concerned, though - and yes, I know this is Beta - and that is some funky startup behaviour.
Twice now, when I start the Mac Studio from scratch, the login screen is "wrong." The wallpaper is back to standard, and the user info is not filled in. I.e. my User ID is "Killerbob," and I have a second user on my Mac, "AdMonkey". Usually, "Killerbob" is preselected, and all I have to do is type ethe password, however, these two times, the wallpaper is standard, the username and password fields are blank, and no matter what I type in, the response is not accepted.
The first time it happened, I was freaking out, thinking, "that's what I get for testing beta software." But, after a hard reboot, all is back to normal - "Killerbob" is preselected, and I can type in the password and get into Sonoma.
Anyone else experiencing this?
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