This is a design limitation in the first release of Multiple Users. Normal users can configure their Startup Items folder and Shutdown Items folder. Only the Owner can configure the Startup Items folder and Shutdown Items folder for Limited and Panels user accounts.
Examples of situations of where this will be noticed are:
- The Startup Items / Shutdown Items folder, when opened, will have the No-Write access icon shown in the Finder window, preventing any changes by Limited or Panels users.
- The General Controls Control Panel fails, with no error message, to create an alias to the Launcher for Normal or Limited users. The Owner can configure Launcher startup through General Controls. Normal Users can work around this situation by creating an alias of the Launcher in their Startup Items folder (which is inside the User's Folder). Limited users will need the Owner to create an alias of the Launcher in their Startup Items folder (which is inside the User's Folder). Panels users cannot use the Launcher, because it has Finder dependencies.
- Stickies fails with an informative error message (-5000) when trying to create an alias in the Startup Items. This error will occur for Limited and Panels users only. Restricted (Limited or Panels) users who would like Stickies to appear on startup, need the Owner to create an alias to Stickies in their Startup Items folder (which is inside the User's Folder)
Note: Stickies application will successfully access the Startup Items folder when used in conjunction with Multiple Users 1.4.1.
Tip: For the Owner's convenience, if File Sharing is active, the creation and deletion of aliases could be accomplished by accessing the volume over a network to create and remove aliases in the Startup Items folder or Shutdown Items folder for restricted users.
Apple plans to remove this limitation in a future update of Multiple Users for Mac OS 9.