Only user on my mac is parentally controlled

On my mac there is only one user, mine.
but for some reason there are parental controls.
I can't open many applications, visit certain websites.
How can I remove it without restoring?
Message was edited by: dakrith

Do you have an OS X install disc at all? If you, so need to boot off it and enable the root user with a password.
If you don't have a DVD, go into single user mode, and do this:
mount -uw /
passwd insertSECUREpwhere
reboot
each of those r separate commands. When you get back to your Macs login screen, login with the username >console
in the command prompt, type login
the username to use is root and the password is the one you just set.
now try these again:
dscl . -mcxdelete /Users/username
dscl . -append /Groups/admin GroupMembership username
exit
You should be brought back to the main login window.
If it works, there is one more step. Open Directoy Utility in /Applications/Utilities, and there will be an option in one of the menu bars to Disable Root. Press it. Restart the computer and login as your normally would.

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http://www.macworld.com/article/136339/2008/10/parentalcontrols2.html
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one other site:
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Quote
Using Parental Controls with iChat
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