Nakon dosta godina odlučio sam napraviti update OSX-a na Mac Book Pro mid 2014.
Išao sam sa High Siera na Big Sur.
Napravio sam backup preko Time Mashina.
Update sam odradio direktno preko instalera od Apple-a (bez USB-a).

Kod instalcije mi se oštetio jedan user na način da jedinio kod njega ne mogu otvoriti System preferece.
Na netu se dosta ljudi susrelo s ovim problemom.
Ali su im različiti uzroci pa i su i fixovi različiti.

Meni za sada nije ništa od onog što sam našao pomoglo.

Zadnje što sam probao je obrisati problematičnog usera i ponovo ga prebaciti sa MIgration Assistant. Ali neuspješno. Problem je i dalje prisutan.

Prvi korak bi bio otvoriti Console.app i pratiti sto se dogadja u system.log u trenutku kada pokusas otvoriti System Preferences.

Evo odgovora iz Console:

Process: System Preferences [5034]
Path: /System/Applications/System Preferences.app/Contents/MacOS/System Preferences
Identifier: com.apple.systempreferences
Version: 14.0 (14.0)
Build Info: SystemPrefsApp-490000000000000~181
Code Type: X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: ??? [1]
Responsible: System Preferences [5034]
User ID: 502

Date/Time: 2025-01-09 09:53:38.219 +0100
OS Version: macOS 11.7.10 (20G1427)
Report Version: 12
Anonymous UUID: 7792C047-A1E7-B17E-783A-AA3364E23643

Sleep/Wake UUID: CF5C517B-AE41-46D4-87E2-155DC8BDFB2E

Time Awake Since Boot: 41000 seconds
Time Since Wake: 38000 seconds

System Integrity Protection: enabled

Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

Exception Type: EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000
Exception Note: EXC_CORPSE_NOTIFY

Application Specific Information:
dyld3 mode
*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInternalInconsistencyException', reason: 'Invalid parameter not satisfying: aString != nil'
terminating with uncaught exception of type NSException
abort() called

Application Specific Backtrace 1:
0 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff20573bdb __exceptionPreprocess + 242
1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00007fff202acd92 objc_exception_throw + 48
2 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff2059cd52 +[NSException raise:format:arguments:] + 88
3 Foundation 0x00007fff2135d4e2 -[NSAssertionHandler handleFailureInMethod:object:file:lineNumber:description:] + 191
4 AppKit 0x00007fff22d40fb9 -[NSCell _objectValue:forString:errorDescription:] + 260
5 AppKit 0x00007fff22d40e13 -[NSCell setStringValue:] + 44
6 AppKit 0x00007fff22db987e -[NSControl setStringValue:] + 121
7 System Preferences 0x0000000106921ed3 System Preferences + 151251
8 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff20256623 _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 12
9 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff20257806 _dispatch_client_callout + 8
10 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff20263b4f _dispatch_main_queue_callback_4CF + 940
11 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff205368d8 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_SERVICING_THE_MAIN_DISPATCH_QUEUE__ + 9
12 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff204f8b32 __CFRunLoopRun + 2755
13 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff204f79ac CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 563
14 HIToolbox 0x00007fff287421f3 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 292
15 HIToolbox 0x00007fff28741e26 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 284
16 HIToolbox 0x00007fff28741cf3 _BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInModeWithFilter + 70
17 AppKit 0x00007fff22d01ad2 _DPSNextEvent + 864
18 AppKit 0x00007fff22d002a5 -[NSApplication(NSEvent) _nextEventMatchingEventMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 1364
19 AppKit 0x00007fff22cf25c9 -[NSApplication run] + 586
20 AppKit 0x00007fff22cc67cc NSApplicationMain + 816
21 System Preferences 0x00000001068ff8e0 System Preferences + 10464
22 libdyld.dylib 0x00007fff2041cf3d start + 1
23 ??? 0x0000000000000001 0x0 + 1

Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff203d290e __pthread_kill + 10
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff204015bd pthread_kill + 263
2 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff20356406 abort + 125
3 libc++abi.dylib 0x00007fff203c4ef2 abort_message + 241
4 libc++abi.dylib 0x00007fff203b65fd demangling_terminate_handler() + 266
5 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00007fff202af58d _objc_terminate() + 96
6 libc++abi.dylib 0x00007fff203c4307 std::__terminate(void (*)()) + 8
7 libc++abi.dylib 0x00007fff203c42a9 std::terminate() + 41
8 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff2025781a _dispatch_client_callout + 28
9 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff20263b4f _dispatch_main_queue_callback_4CF + 940
10 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff205368d8 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_SERVICING_THE_MAIN_DISPATCH_QUEUE__ + 9
11 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff204f8b32 __CFRunLoopRun + 2755
12 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff204f79ac CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 563
13 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x00007fff287421f3 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 292
14 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x00007fff28741e26 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 284
15 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x00007fff28741cf3 _BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInModeWithFilter + 70
16 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff22d01ad2 _DPSNextEvent + 864
17 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff22d002a5 -[NSApplication(NSEvent) _nextEventMatchingEventMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 1364
18 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff22cf25c9 -[NSApplication run] + 586
19 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff22cc67cc NSApplicationMain + 816
20 com.apple.systempreferences 0x00000001068ff8e0 0x1068fd000 + 10464
21 libdyld.dylib 0x00007fff2041cf3d start + 1

Thread 1:
0 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff203fd420 start_wqthread + 0

Thread 2:
0 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff203fd420 start_wqthread + 0

Thread 3:: Dispatch queue: NSCGSDisableUpdates
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff203cc2ee semaphore_timedwait_trap + 10
1 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff20257d15 _dispatch_sema4_timedwait + 72
2 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff20258145 _dispatch_semaphore_wait_slow + 58
3 com.apple.SkyLight 0x00007fff24ce779c CGSUpdateManager::enable_updates_common() + 1146
4 com.apple.SkyLight 0x00007fff24ce81b5 SLSReenableUpdateTokenWithSeed + 130
5 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff20256623 _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 12
6 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff20257806 _dispatch_client_callout + 8
7 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff2025d5ea _dispatch_lane_serial_drain + 606
8 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff2025e0ad _dispatch_lane_invoke + 366
9 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff20267c0d _dispatch_workloop_worker_thread + 811
10 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff203fe45d _pthread_wqthread + 314
11 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff203fd42f start_wqthread + 15

Thread 4:
0 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff203fd420 start_wqthread + 0

Thread 5:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.root.user-interactive-qos.overcommit
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff203cd9ce __ulock_wait + 10
1 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff20257fd7 _dlock_wait + 44
2 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff20257e67 _dispatch_thread_event_wait_slow + 40
3 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff20264823 __DISPATCH_WAIT_FOR_QUEUE__ + 287
4 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff20264475 _dispatch_sync_f_slow + 171
5 com.apple.frameworks.preferencepanes 0x00007fff485921c7 __44-[NSPrefPanesCenter _checkHWForPreferences:]_block_invoke + 118
6 com.apple.Foundation 0x00007fff2130bd19 __45-[NSConcreteTask launchWithDictionary:error:]_block_invoke_2 + 20
7 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff20256623 _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 12
8 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff20257806 _dispatch_client_callout + 8
9 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff20266976 _dispatch_root_queue_drain + 676
10 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff20266f70 _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 92
11 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff203fe417 _pthread_wqthread + 244
12 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff203fd42f start_wqthread + 15

Thread 6:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.SkyLight.UpdateManager.SerialSema
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff203cc2d6 semaphore_wait_trap + 10
1 com.apple.SkyLight 0x00007fff24ce79ad invocation function for block in (anonymous namespace)::InterprocessSerialSemaphore::asyncWait(void (int) block_pointer) + 35
2 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff20256623 _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 12
3 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff20257806 _dispatch_client_callout + 8
4 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff2025d5ea _dispatch_lane_serial_drain + 606
5 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff2025e0ad _dispatch_lane_invoke + 366
6 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff20267c0d _dispatch_workloop_worker_thread + 811
7 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff203fe45d _pthread_wqthread + 314
8 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff203fd42f start_wqthread + 15

Thread 7:: com.apple.NSEventThread
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff203cc29a mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff203cc60c mach_msg + 60
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff204f9ebf __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 316
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff204f859f __CFRunLoopRun + 1328
4 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff204f79ac CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 563
5 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff22e87b7a _NSEventThread + 124
6 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff204018fc _pthread_start + 224
7 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff203fd443 thread_start + 15

Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (64-bit):
rax: 0x0000000000000000 rbx: 0x000000010f302e00 rcx: 0x00007ffee9300dc8 rdx: 0x0000000000000000
rdi: 0x0000000000000103 rsi: 0x0000000000000006 rbp: 0x00007ffee9300df0 rsp: 0x00007ffee9300dc8
r8: 0x00007ffee9300c90 r9: 0x0000000000000000 r10: 0x0000000000000000 r11: 0x0000000000000246
r12: 0x0000000000000103 r13: 0x0000003000000008 r14: 0x0000000000000006 r15: 0x0000000000000016
rip: 0x00007fff203d290e rfl: 0x0000000000000246 cr2: 0x0000000119c78000

Logical CPU: 0
Error Code: 0x02000148
Trap Number: 133

Thread 0 instruction stream not available.

Thread 0 last branch register state not available.

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Ide još jedna duža čitaba (nju sam izaostavio)
pa se završava sa ovim:

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VM Region Summary:
ReadOnly portion of Libraries: Total=944.7M resident=0K(0%) swapped_out_or_unallocated=944.7M(100%)
Writable regions: Total=630.7M written=0K(0%) resident=0K(0%) swapped_out=0K(0%) unallocated=630.7M(100%)

VIRTUAL REGION
REGION TYPE SIZE COUNT (non-coalesced)
=========== ======= =======
Accelerate framework 512K 4
Activity Tracing 256K 1
CG backing stores 3792K 6
CG image 392K 8
CG raster data 76K 5
CoreAnimation 6632K 58
CoreGraphics 4K 1
CoreUI image data 1464K 13
Foundation 16K 1
Image IO 524K 11
Kernel Alloc Once 8K 1
MALLOC 223.7M 67
MALLOC guard page 32K 8
MALLOC_NANO (reserved) 384.0M 1 reserved VM address space (unallocated)
STACK GUARD 56.0M 8
Stack 11.6M 8
VM_ALLOCATE 364K 12
__CTF 759 1
__DATA 23.5M 570
__DATA_CONST 34.2M 375
__DATA_DIRTY 2177K 281
__FONT_DATA 4K 1
__LINKEDIT 500.3M 7
__OBJC_RO 70.3M 1
__OBJC_RW 2496K 2
__TEXT 444.4M 572
__UNICODE 588K 1
mapped file 288.9M 63
shared memory 776K 19
=========== ======= =======
TOTAL 2.0G 2106
TOTAL, minus reserved VM space 1.6G 2106

Je li moguće da je problem postojao i ranije na High Sierra samo ga nisi uočio?

Nije. Nikako.

To mi je bio radni "Standard" user.
Na njemu radim zadnjih 11 godina, od prvog dana.

Drugi user mi je Admin, a treći je bio od supruge, koji je služio samo za sinkronizaciju iPhona (glazbe).

Možda ti Riba bude znao pomoći na temelju tog ispisa iz konzole, ja, nažalost, ne znam
Moj bi pokušaj bio da kreiram novog standard usera i ručno prekopiram sve iz ~/Library od starog ("pokvarenog") korisnika u isti taj folder novog korisnika, trenutni problem bi ti vjerojatno bio riješen, ali ne znači da ne bi bilo nekih drugih (kojih sada nisi ni svjestan).

@smayoo hvala!

Ručno sam postavio potrebne mailove i prebacio dokumente.

Imam tri mail POP accounta u kojima su mi svi "originalni" maiovi (ne iportirani) i bilo mi je zgodno i pregledno za pretraživanja.

Napravio sam ručni import starih mailova sa tih POP accounta, ali to nije "to".
Šteta, do sada mi je bilo lijepo uredno.

Kako je jedan frend rekao: "Ako ti do sada nije riknu niti jedan disk - svakim danom si bliže da će ti riknuti. Budi spreman na to"

Tako i ovo.
11 godina je bilo bez problema. Vrijeme je da malo okusim i drugu stranu medalje.

Eh, vidim da nisi jedini sa tim problemom na Big Suru, ali rjesenje nisam nasao. Slazem se sa Smayoom, napravi novog korisnika, provjeri je li sve ok i iskopiraj bitne stvari unutra ali postepeno i nakon svakog koraka provjeri mozes li otvoriti System Preferences.