Parental controls supporting programs

I am trying to setup DrRacket, an introductory programming IDE - http://racket-lang.org, to run under an account with parental controls. It crashes whenever I try to run under parental controls; runs fine on my account. The DrRacket.app invokes a bin/drracket program to run. How can setup this program to run correctly? Searching the web, I've seen screenshots with a checkbox that allows supporing programs to run but I think it must be for an older version of Mac OS X.

I'm not up to speed with the new settings yet. In Leopard, some things have changed regarding how programmes are recorded in 'mcx_settings' (where the "Parental Controls" settings are stored) so this may no longer apply, but in the past, it was impossible to "approve" certain applications if the developer did not include a unique 'CFBundleIdentifier' property in the programme's "Info.plist" file. This affected the ability to enter the app into the permanent list, but I don't know if this is the case for approving "on-the-fly", which is a new feature in Leopard. If "WineHelper" is a Mac app (as opposed to an X11 app), perhaps that is the problem, in which case it might be possible to edit or add the property yourself.
To view the 'mcx_settings', try:<pre>
dscl . -read /users/username mcx_settings</pre>
When the system denies the launch of an application, it appears to be logged in "/private/var/log/system.log" so that might give you a hint to what programme might be causing the problem.

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Re: Parental Control not Working

FROM A VERY ANNOYED NEW CUSTOMER. THIS IS MY LAST RESORT BEFORE I CANCEL WHAT APPEARS TO BE A RUBBISH 'PARENTAL CONTROL' SERVICE...
Brand new BT Infinity 2 Service installed on Wed 28th Jan. On Fri 30th Jan set router up... logged into bt.com/mybt... first screen showed 'Do you want Parental Controls' clicked 'Yes please'. Responding rotating circle stating 'ACTIVATING'. After a few seconds get standard error message saying 'Sorry, we haven't been able to activate your BT Parental Controls.'
I reported this on Fri 29th Jan... and now it's Thur 5th Feb and still no resolution. After numerous phone calls to BT Broadband Help and 'Parental Controls' support, with 5 promises that staff will call me back by a specified time/date (5 of 7 failed to do so)... and now escalated to level 3 issue... it is still not working.
Reading e-mails on this forum... looks like the service is fundamentally faulty.
Please advise how you can fix this within 24hrs MAX... or we will cancel our contract on basis BT have failed to provide the services contracted.
Many thanks for all assistance you can render.
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Can't add a program to an account in parental controls

I'm a teacher who recently received a number of IMacs. I've set up a parental controlled account using only simple finder. I've also only allowed certain programs to be accessed via their account. My problem is that I've added the program Digicel Flipbook and want them to be able to use it. Unfortunately, it doesn't show up as one of the programs to be allowed. I've logged in and out, trying to give the students read write permissions, but it still doesn't show up. I don't want them to have full access to finder, especially with some of the built in programs that they can mess around with. Also, when we installed the program, we just dragged it into the apps folder, but it wasn't installed as a .dmg extension. It just started out as a .zip file. I don't know if this is part of the problem, but might as well throw in all the info I can. Thanks.

Hi darkus,
The fact that it's a .zip file doesn't matter—OS X can handle those just fine.
I do have a question, though. I just downloaded, installed, and played around with Flipbook, and I note that if you haven't unzipped the file, Parental Controls won't allow you to add it. Have you already unzipped it?
If you have (and it still doesn't show up), you can drag the program's icon (not the whole folder) within the Parental Controls "check the applications to allow" window. Once you drag it there, just type "flip" into the small Spotlight bar right above the window, and it should be in there.
Hope that helps!
—Hazy

Accessing third party programs for managed accounts w/parental controls

Hello - I am trying to set up a managed account for a child. I have installed some third party software. When I attempt to allow access under parental controls to this software, while I can see it under the parental control screen (eg, using System Preferences), when this account is actually accessed, the program does not appear.
I've had many problems in the past with parental controls, and would appreciate any sources, tutorials, etc on the matter!

A post in the link FromOZ provided held the answer.
Currently there seems to be an issue with Profile Manager and Admin account etc. According to the other thread so long as you use, user profiles the problem exists. One user in the other thread put forth that they stoped using user profiles and were using device profiles. Which seemed to fix the issue. I can confim removing all user profiles and only using device profile solves the issue.
What I did was create a group just for each user place all there devices into that group and never touch the individual user profile again.
Maybe this will help someone I dont know but maybe. Its a bit of a pain in the rear but now I have dictation fixed. Heres hoping the next verison of Server fixes this.
ps.. This was a perliminary test of just a few things like VPN, WIFI, and a few settings. I dont expect it to change once, I get more indepth.
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Parent control permissions and program access

I have different uses on my account so I can use parent controls and keep unwanted internet content out of my computer, however, this has created an access problem in that I can no longer use programs I usually use without having to log into the administrator account every time I want to use a program. Some programs I have been able to get working, but others refuse to be accessible even though I have marked them as available in the user access section in parental controls. Can you help?

You should not be sharing your account with someone who requires parental controls to be enabled. Create accounts for the other users to use, and keep yours for yourself. Then turn off parental controls on your account.
Also, note that if the primary intent is to limit internet access to certain types of site, you might want to try [OpenDNS|https://www.opendns.com>, which provides a filtering feature that is far superior (IMHO) to the parental controls in Mac OS X.

I am running Mac OS 10.6.7 I cannot run a java based program from the net when parental controls are set the error is The error is Load: class installer.CheckVersion 13. class not found Help!

I am running Mac OS 10.6.7 I cannot run a java based program from the net when parental controls are set the error is The error is Load: class installer.CheckVersion 13. class not found

Then, talk to the person running the lab.

I have a teenager that has learned how to delete his history, is there a way to lock the history to where I can monitor the sites he visits without setting up parental control program on the computer?

I have a teenager that has learned how to delete his history, is there a way to lock the history to where I can monitor the sites he visits without setting up parental control program on the computer?

Use security software or a router with a build-in password protected logging feature if you want to keep a record of visited websites.<br />
You can't prevent people from deleting the history and other personal (private) data in Firefox and a log elsewhere will always work even if other browser would be used.

With Parental Controls on, Wacom Tablet pressure sensativity will not work.

I run several high-end Mac Art and Photo-based labs and have run into an issue with Leopard's Parental Controls and Wacom Tablets - when I choose to limit the programs that my users (students) can use, Wacom Tablets will lose functionality under those logins - and it seems only to be pressure-sensitive functions. I've tried several combinations of allowing all programs except utilities, with utilities, etc - no dice - I actually have to turn off "limit programs" and that is the only point that it'll actually let me use all the Wacom's functionality under those managed users - is there a way to fix this?

..."I've allowed all Utilities, Applications, etc and no matter what, as soon as I turn on the "only allowed selected programs" option, it won't work."...
I'm not sure, but it is possible that allowing / disallowing based on the pre-defined categories may not work because the software that Wacom uses on my system is in an atypical location, and has an atypical structure - it actually has one application contained inside another. It may be necessary to approve the apps explicitly.
Perhaps try either:
i) Opening "/Library" > "Application Support" > "Tablet" and explicitly dragging any apps present there into the "Parental Controls" pref pane in the panel where the programmes are listed. On my system, the app is called "PenTabletDriver.app"...
or
ii) Logging in to the managed account (with application restrictions in place), and trying to launch the "PenTabletDriver.app" programme. If this generates the "application is not allowed" message, it should be possible to "always allow" with "admin" authentication to white-list it at that stage...

Parental Controls - Internet Access Stopped!

My wife has a white MacBook running Leopard 10.5.8. It has worked fine for two years. Nothing was changed. She could not change anythign due to being logged into a managed account.
It could always access the internet over our home (or any available) WiFi perfectly. All of a sudden, yesterday afternoon, her managed account with "Parental Controls" enabled cannot access any internet. Safari mentions that it cannot access the server. When checking the network setting all seems fine, it can access the WiFi router.
The administrator account can access the internet over WiFi just fine.
I created another account called Test. In standard mode it can access the internet over WiFi just fine, but when i turn on "Parental Controls" Safari, or any other internet related program cannot access the internet. This includes the software update in the Finder.
What's going on? i have found similar issues on the Apple Support Communities going back unanswered to 2007!

Beach Dude,
I have the same problem, and have had on virtually every operating system since Parental Controls was introduced.
I have multiple kids with individual accounts. THe perplexing thing is that if I enable parental controls on my daughter's account, it works fine. I can set time limits, etc... and it works! But if I so much as turn on parental controls in my youngest son's account, every web browser is unable to connect to the internet at all from his account.
BUGGY software. And apple knows it is buggy, but it isn't core system stuff so they ignore the problem. I even tried setting up a new account for him and moving his old files over and resetting permissions. Still the same problem.
I've searched high and low for a solution and found none. I have found a limited number of users with the same complaint...and absolute silence from apple....
There is nothing on these boards that has worked, and I've tried several different solutions. Most responses are the useless kind, "change the setting in parental controls" kind of sophomoric advice from people who just assume what the problem is instead of reading our description of it.
Anyway, I haven't found a good alternate software solution for limiting the time and hours for children's accounts; but I did find an excellent tool for managing internet content access. It is called opendns and it is free and it works! Do a google search for "opennds" if your primary concern is managing access to web content. If you come up with a good solution for fixing parental controls so that it doesn't just cut off web access, please let me know here - or if you find an alternate software solution that allows an administrator to set time limits for standard accounts, I would like to know that too.
Regards

Switchboard on startup and with parental controls

CS5 Design Standard, OS X Snow Leopard
I have a user account with parental controls, and when the user opens, there is a message to the effect that "you don't have permission to open switchboard"
My questions are:
Is it necessary to have switchboard open on login? I don't see an application or launcher in the normal places that opens switchboard, the only place is in the user Adobe preferences file. Is that where it is prompted to open on login?
Can I delete the file launch.switchboard to prevent open on login, but still retain the usability of the program?
What does switchboard do exactly?
Thank you.

..."I've allowed all Utilities, Applications, etc and no matter what, as soon as I turn on the "only allowed selected programs" option, it won't work."...
I'm not sure, but it is possible that allowing / disallowing based on the pre-defined categories may not work because the software that Wacom uses on my system is in an atypical location, and has an atypical structure - it actually has one application contained inside another. It may be necessary to approve the apps explicitly.
Perhaps try either:
i) Opening "/Library" > "Application Support" > "Tablet" and explicitly dragging any apps present there into the "Parental Controls" pref pane in the panel where the programmes are listed. On my system, the app is called "PenTabletDriver.app"...
or
ii) Logging in to the managed account (with application restrictions in place), and trying to launch the "PenTabletDriver.app" programme. If this generates the "application is not allowed" message, it should be possible to "always allow" with "admin" authentication to white-list it at that stage...

Setting parental controls in an iTunes movie?

I know you can set parental controls in the iTunes program generally, but is there a way to tweak an indivusal movie parental controls? Or add parental controls to a single movie or TV show, or music song? I could not find this option when displaying a movies "info". I'd think iTunes would add a parental control settings the user can modify..?

Try going here and emailing the store about the issue
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/musicstore/download/

Parental Controls for MacBook Pro

Hello,
My name is Matthew and this is a question coming from someone who currently does not have a MacBook Pro but is interested in getting one. I have an iPhone and it is working very well for me. I have a friend of mine put on a password to limit app installment and to remove usage of Safari in order to keep me away from inappropriate sites. That is the biggest reason I really love the iPhone. However, iPhones and MacBooks are very different. I am wondering how the parental controls work on a MacBook. Having used a Windows 8.1 computer in the past I ran into some issues. I want to use the computer strictly for gaming on Steam. I'll probably use it for school later on, but for now it's just for gaming. With the Windows computer, in order to limit internet usage and such you need to create a child account and set what you want to be blocked. That's all fine and dandy. The only issue with that is that every time something has an update, an administrative password needs to be put in. With me myself not having the administrative password, I need to find the person who does in order to play the game I am craving to play at the time. This is a huge hassle. I don't want to get the administrative password myself because then I can just log onto the administrative account and switch the settings. So what I tried next was getting an antivirus program with built in parental controls and set those so that even the administrative account was limited. However, it's just as easy to create a new account that doesn't have those limitations until they have been set. So that didn't work either. I was given the suggestion to contact my internet provider and have them limit internet access, but I have multiple computers in the house and only want this one to have the limitations.
So the big question comes in here; are these issues going to be the same on a MacBook or do the parental controls work differently in such a way that there wouldn't be all these workarounds?

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Admin acct. with parental controls. Help!

Yesteday I started a new user acct for my kids with some restrictions. Now when I am logged in as the Admin (my only other acct right now) some of the restrictions are applying to MY acct as well - most importantly I cannot access system preferences so I cannot change the accounts. It is restricting me from the programs I specified for the other acct but it is not restricting the sites I can access in Safari. I didn't know it was so easy to change an admin acct by accident!
Does anyone have any ideas? Do I need to start with the install disc? Thanks so much.

..."I tried the ssh:// and safari would not recognize the address."...
Ok, that means the "Allow supporting programs" control hasn't been selected, which is unfortunate for situations like this, but good for locking down the account.
The thing that is strange is that it really should not be possible for this situation to arise from the GUI - normally it won't let "Parental Controls" to be configured on an "admin" account, a managed account can't be promoted to "admin", and given that there are only two user accounts on the computer (one "admin", one "managed"), it shouldn't be possible to demote the "admin" in order to apply limitations to it.
Without getting a better idea of what has happened, it's hard to be specific about what commands to use to resolve the issue, although restoring the "NetInfo" database to default settings probably would clear things up. With just two users, this might not be a bad idea, but before proceeding further, it would be important to confirm that the computer has not been configured with a lot of custom groups, sharepoints, automounts, etc...
..."Is it possible to reboot from the install disc and do something that would help (without actually reinstalling)?"...
Another approach might be to enable the "root" user using the install disk, eg. by following the instructions in the document linked below - except assign a password to the "System Administrator" account. After rebooting, log in with username "root" and the new password.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh655.html
The "root" account is "all powerful" - the usual safeguards in place to protect the system from eg. mistakes by the user or security holes in software, don't apply to "root" so only log in to do what needs to be done, then log out immediately - for example, to respond to this post, log back in to your regular account - don't launch Safari while logged in as "root".
Hopefully, it will be possible to access "System Preferences" while logged in as "root", allowing you to either reconfigure the existing users (remove parental controls, make sure the main user is still "admin"), or create a new account (allowing it to administer the computer) for further troubleshooting...
If things work out, disable the "root" account right away (instruction, more or less, are in this document - just choose "Disable Root User" instead of "Enable Root User").
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh1549.html

Network library with parental controls?

I have a network location with our iTunes library. There are 2 PCs with 3 iTouches that use this library location. The problem is that one of the devices is for a 12 year old and I want to restrict that user from seeing content that is already in the library. Parental controls does not limit this content. Seems to only prevent adding 'New' content.
Any thoughts?
Ernst.

..."I've allowed all Utilities, Applications, etc and no matter what, as soon as I turn on the "only allowed selected programs" option, it won't work."...
I'm not sure, but it is possible that allowing / disallowing based on the pre-defined categories may not work because the software that Wacom uses on my system is in an atypical location, and has an atypical structure - it actually has one application contained inside another. It may be necessary to approve the apps explicitly.
Perhaps try either:
i) Opening "/Library" > "Application Support" > "Tablet" and explicitly dragging any apps present there into the "Parental Controls" pref pane in the panel where the programmes are listed. On my system, the app is called "PenTabletDriver.app"...
or
ii) Logging in to the managed account (with application restrictions in place), and trying to launch the "PenTabletDriver.app" programme. If this generates the "application is not allowed" message, it should be possible to "always allow" with "admin" authentication to white-list it at that stage...

Kids can't browse internet in their profile if parental controls are on

Hi,
I have profiles set up for each of my kid on our Mac. Up until a couple of weeks ago, I could set parental controls for time/programs to open etc. AND they could still browse the internet using Safari.
For some reason the last couple of weeks the kids can't browse Safari if they have a managed account. The only way to let them browse is to change their account status to "standard" instead of "managed". Is there a way that I can manage their account and still let them browse the internet? I've been trying to figure out this for days but I can't figure out what has changed to prevent them from doing this. I have recently run all software updates.
Thanks so much!

I'm replying to my own posting as I have solved the problem and wanted to post it in case anyone else has the same problem. I would venture to say that upcoming updates to the Android system may solve this problem.
For some reason, when the Thrive is set for DHCP ip addressing, it is not going out to the internet. So, I changed the network profile to manual with a static IP address. I also input the router address and DNS addresses with the router's IP address. As soon as I saved the changes it was magic. The tablet connected and internet speed was lightning fast.
So, anyone having problems, give this a try as you'll not get anywhere with Cisco or Toshiba support.

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