In system preferences shouldn't the lock icon be unlocked before a password can be changed?
In system preferences should the lock icon be unlocked before a password can be changed?
You have to know the old password in order to change to the new one if you select the user anyway, so no.
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When I go to
System Preferences > Network > "Click the lock to make changes",...
It is ALWAYS UNLOCKED.
That is even if I have locked it before the last shutdown.
Should it not stay locked until I unlock it again as administrator?
PJ (Pjflyer)From the menu bar, select
▹ System Preferences... ▹ Security & Privacy ▹ General
If there's a closed padlock icon in the lower left corner of the preference pane, click it and authenticate to unlock the settings. Enter your login password when prompted.
Click the Advanced button and check the box marked Require an administrator password to access locked preferences in the sheet that drops down. Then click OK. -
I just recently upgraded to Firefox 5.0.1 and now the "lock" icon doesn't appear anywhere (I can find) when accessing secure websites. I haven't seen it once. It used to appear in the lower right corner of the screen. I also have Norton Internet Security.
Padlock is no longer part of Firefox; it was removed beginning in Firefox 4. The padlock shows that there is a secure connection but does not supply additional information. You could have made a typographical error and still have been connected to a secure connection. The padlock was replaced in Firefox 3 with the Site Identity Button. Familiarize yourself with the Site Identity Button at the left end of the Location Bar:
*https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/security/identity/
*https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Site+Identity+Button
*http://www.dria.org/wordpress/archives/2008/05/06/635/
You can install this add-on if you wish: *https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/padlock-icon/
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Not related to your question, but...
You need to update some plug-ins:
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*Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape: [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using%20the%20Adobe%20Reader%20plugin%20with%20Firefox#w_installing-and-updating-adobe-reader Installing/Updating Adobe Reader in Firefox]
*Next Generation Java Plug-in for Mozilla browsers: [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using%20the%20Java%20plugin%20with%20Firefox#w_installing-or-updating-java Installing or Updating Java in Firefox] -
I'm trying to make changes to System Preference, but I'm unable to do so because the LOCK icon will not unlock. It just keeps saying AUTHENTICATING and spinning and although I wait, it never stops authenticating. I am the ADMIN, so this is not a guest user issue.
Try booting into the Safe Mode using your normal account to see if you get the same thing. Disconnect all peripherals except those needed for the test. Shut down the computer and then power it back up after waiting 10 seconds. Immediately after hearing the startup chime, hold down the shift key and continue to hold it until the gray Apple icon and a progress bar appear and again when you log in. The boot up is significantly slower than normal. This will reset some caches, forces a directory check, and disables all startup and login items, among other things. When you reboot normally, the initial reboot may be slower than normal. If the system operates normally, there may be 3rd party applications which are causing a problem. Try deleting/disabling the third party applications after a restart by using the application un-installer. For each disable/delete, you will need to restart if you don’t do them all at once.
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The lock icon on the network preferences is missing.
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Permissions verification completeijquest wrote:
but I am able to check and uncheck "Require password immedialy..." box and change my password with the lock icon locked. This should not happen, correct?
Given that you are logged in as that user, and most likely the admin user of the Mac, then it makes sense that you can change your own settings. If you were logged in as a different user, then you would not have access to change the settings for this admin account.
ijquest wrote:
I created another post right after this one after I checked some console logs. Are you able to search for this post by my ijquest user name? I didn't see a reference number associated with the post. I truely appreciate your help.
For your user, I can only see the following posts which appear to have been created one and three hours ago.
USER ACCOUNT PASSWORD CHANGE WITHOUT REQUIRED UNLOCK LOCK ICON REQUIREMENT
The lock icon on the network preferences is missing. -
Hi, I forgot my user password mac 10.9.4 I don't need it to log in but i need it to make changes, etc. It says a password hasn't been set for this account but it still asks for one when i click on the lock icon. can anyone help me? thx!
This is a little confusing since you say you have forgotten your password and then the system says you have not entered a password. Even with an Admin account you must have a password to install software.
If you are using Mac OS X 10.7 or above, you can change the admin password by restarting holding the Command and R keys, from the menu bar select Utilities, then Terminal. When the Terminal window opens, at the cursor type exactly:
resetpassword
and press Enter. When the Reset Password window opens, select the internal hard drive, and then the user account. Type a new password twice, leave the Hint blank, and then Save. Accept the next dialog that opens, and at the bottom of the Reset Password window agree to resetting the home directory permissions.
Quit the Reset Password window, go to the apple left side of the menu bar, Restart.
And you have a new password for your account. -
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