ITunes Parental Control error

I have a problem. For some reason, I had locked the parental control for my copy of iTunes. Now, I want to open it up and change my settings. I use my password (I'm one of two people who have Admin access on this computer) and I get an "unknown error (1909)" after I enter my username and password, and then it won't unlock.
Is there a way to reset the parental control so it's unlocked?

To isolate the concern, use another browser or computer to configure parental control. If that is not going to work, restart the computer and power-cycle the router and try the setup again. Also make sure the router’s firmware is up to date.

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