Apple today released Mac OS X 10.6.2, the second maintenance update for Snow Leopard, via Software Update. The update brings several bug fixes, reportedly including one for a serious issue involving Guest accounts that has caused some users to lose all data from their primary user accounts.
The 10.6.2 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes for:
– an issue that might cause your system to logout unexpectedly
– a graphics distortion in Safari Top Sites
– Spotlight search results not showing Exchange contacts
– a problem that prevented authenticating as an administrative user
– issues when using NTFS and WebDAV file servers
– the reliability of menu extras
– an issue with the 4-finger swipe gesture
– an issue that causes Mail to quit unexpectedly when setting up an Exchange server
– Address Book becoming unresponsive when editing
– a problem adding images to contacts in Address Book
– an issue that prevented opening files downloaded from the Internet
– Safari plug-in reliability
– general reliability improvements for iWork, iLife, Aperture, Final Cut Studio, MobileMe, and iDisk
– an issue that caused data to be deleted when using a guest account
For detailed information on this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3874.
For information on the security content of this update, please visit: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222.