Hide & lock a icon in the dock

for example my Address Book so only I can get to it
Message was edited by: trentreznor

You can't. If you don't want an icon to show in the Dock, just drag it out of the Dock. You cannot, however, prevent someone who has access to your account from using any application you yourself have access to. If you want to control what applications someone can run, set up a separate account for others to use and use the Parental Controls to set up and deny access.

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