Safari not loading with parental control

HI. im having problem loading sites in "Allow access to only these websites" under parental control. the pages just dont load. I tried a couple of trial and error and this is what i found out. if i change accounts then go back without restarting in the menubar the page will load, the same when click on the login window and go back. but if i dont change users or use the login window the page just stops and it doesnt load. has anyone encountered this problem? feel free to throw your suggestions and answers. thanks.

Same here - I had to remove parental control. Apple starts looking more and more like Microsoft unfortunately.

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I woke up one morning to find that Safari could only open webpages on the administrator account.
The other accounts had parental controls enabled. However, not all of them even had any restrictions for using applications or Safari content. When I totally disabled parental controls, these other accounts could get access the internet through safari. When I enabled them (without setting up any paramters), Again Safari could not open any web pages. I tried reseting also.
Has anyone had this issue or have an idea of what I need to do to fix it? Thanks!

I had the same problem, Safari would not open at all in the accounts that had parent controls enabled. I resolved this by going into the admin account and making a copy of safari then pasting it into the library folders as well as the application folders. You can also paste a copy of safari into the other user accounts (desktop) from the admin account. Once that is done, open the parent controls system (check the applications to allow) Internet tab then check safari. Hope that works for you

How do i reset my mac completely? I have parental controls and cant seem to get to time machine cause i bought the computer with parental controls on it and they did not have the password. How do i completely reset my macbook pro?

how do i reset my mac completely? I have parental controls and cant seem to get to time machine cause i bought the computer with parental controls on it and they did not have the password. How do i completely reset my macbook pro?

If you have a rescue email address (which is not the same thing as an alternate email address) on your account then the steps on this page will give you a reset link on your account : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6170
If you don't have a rescue email address (you won't be able to add one until you can answer your questions) then you will need to contact Support in your country to get the questions reset.
Contacting Apple about account security : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5699
When they've been reset (and if you don't already have a rescue email address) you can then use the steps on this page to add a rescue email address for potential future use : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5620
Or, if it's available in your country, you could change to 2-step verification : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5570

Safari can't connect to server with parental controls on

I have one user with admin rights and one user plus guest with parental controls turned on. Recently when parental controls are turned on, I get 'safari can't connect to server' error. When I turn parental controls off again I can connect to the internet again. Why is this?

Hi and welcome....
Unfortunately, Parental Controls can only be enabled on a non admin account.
See if there's a proxy set up for Safari. From the Safari menu bar click Safari / Preferences then select the Advanced tab. Click "Change Settings" next to: Proxies.
That will launch System Preferences / Network - Proxies.
If there are any boxes checked under: Select a protocol to configure, deselect the box then click Ok.
Quit Safari (Command + Q) then relaunch Safari.
See if Safari can connect in a parental controlled user account.
Carolyn

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Who else has a problem with parental controls enabled not being able to run Firefox on the Mac? (Any solutions?) (BTW. Chrome doesn't work either)

Although FF4 is so nice I'm almost ready to ditch iGoogle!
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This is a builtin module, so the UserPrefs and Content are ignored."
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I recently purchased Spellboard from the Mac App Store to help my son with his spelling quizes. I have parental controls set up for him and the app does not show up in his applications folder. I have it selected in parental controls, the app is rated for 4+ and I have the permissions set to 12+. The app shows up and works fine under mine and my wifes logins which are set to admin. I can't figure this out. Any other applications we select that ARE NOT Mac app store purchased show up fine when selected for him. Anyone else run into this problem? Any fix?

Just to clarify, there are no app store purchases that will show up when selected for his account managed with parental controls.

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Hey there Heilmanmatt,
It sounds like the account that is not managed by Parental Controls is very slow when loading webpages but the Admin account is nice and speedy. I would start by loading up the kids' account and checking for any 3rd party plugins that may be installed and interfering with the application. This article will help you do that:
Safari: Unsupported third-party add-ons may cause Safari to unexpectedly quit or have performance issues
Then if that is not the case, or that is not the issue I would next reset Safari on that account:
Safari 7 (Mavericks): Reset Safari
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Drag & Drop Permission with Parental Controls

I recently created a new user account on my computer so that I could use parental controls. The only part of parental controls that I really want to use is the logs feature. I have all the applications checked so that they can all be accessed under this account. My question is, is there any way to let this user move items to other folders? I basically want this account to be able to do everything the admin account can except for a few minor things (like keep a log of activity). Any body have any suggestions?

I know how to do that, thank you for answering though. Is there an easier way than selecting EACH folder and having to do this. To give you an example, I copied my iTunes Library over to the new account...I made the library file and the main iTunes music file read & write but I have over 400 artist folders and do not want to go in and change each of them individually. Is there any easier way to keep logs that I am not aware about? There were 2 reasons I wanted to created this account with parental controls. I wanted to password protect safari and firefox so that my nephew that is staying with us can not open these applications when we are not here. The other reason was to keep the logs. Is there any easier way to go about this?

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I'm having an issue with Safari not loading websites correctly. It happens on BBC and Apple website. All I get is the text, no banners, images, thumbnails, nothing. Can anyone shed light as to why this is happening. My internet is connection is fibreoptic and is 55mb/second

Safari > Preference > Advanced
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Safari Not Loading

Hello!
I am a first time poster to these boards. I am seeking help with Safari 4.0.5, which I updated and installed to my iMac on 3/17/10 (using Safe Mode.)
My iMac is a 2006, Early Version, Intel Core Duo, using OS Tiger, 10.4.11.
The problem is Safari is not loading (versus crashing or unexpectedly quitting.) The problem appears to have started only in the last couple of weeks, and not immediately after the update installation. The loading process times out (3 minutes) and returns the following:
You are not connected to the Internet.
Safari can’t open the page “http://ww2.cox.com/myconnection/arkansas/home.cox” because your computer isn’t connected to the Internet.
Using Network Diagnostics the results window shows the following ( although the address is the home page address and is correct):
Cannot find server
This computer appears to have a working Internet connection, but cannot find "ww2.cox.com".
You may have typed the address incorrectly.
The Network Diagnostics/ Network Status shows
Green Button - Built-In Ethernet
Green Button - Network Settings
Green Button - ISP
Red Button - Internet (failed)
Red Button - Server (failed)
(Sorry - I could not get a picture ofit to paste in this message.)
After reading information on some of the other posted Safari questions I have tried the suggestions that I thought may apply to my Safari problem. So far, here is what I have tried:
– Permissions: I am someone who routinely verifies and repairs permissions, and have done so in this situation.
– Reset Safari: I reset Safari at a minimum daily when I shutdown the computer. Typically, if I am doing many web searches, I will reset Safari 7 to 10 times a day. All the reset options are selected so I hope the caches and cookies are being cleaned out.
– Input Managers/Input Methods: I cannot locate any files or folders labeled as such to remove.
– .plists: From my user library I have removed and replaced the safari.plist, the lastsession.plist, and the history.plist, one at time and tried to restart Safari to no avail.
– Home page address: changed to the Apple site, problem still happens.
– Safe Mode: I have restarted the iMac in safe mode and done all of the above.
– Flash Player: On 3/29/10 I downloaded and installed Flash Player version 10.0.45.2.
– Hardware: I checked all the physical connections and everything seems to be in working order.
By accident, I found a work-around, hopefully temporary, solution. I use the Terminal utility to run the sudo periodic maintenance scripts because the iMac is turned off at night. I also run these scripts when any system problems appear. I find if the sudo periodic daily command is run Safari will then load. Safari may then load just fine for the next few days, or just for one day. Once Safari is loaded there does not seem to be any problems with its performance.
The periodic maintenance scripts are the only UNIX commands I know, and I don’t understand what files are being affected. I cannot discern a particular website visit or function that will cause the next failure to load.
Does anyone have suggestions to resolve this problem (besides never shutting the iMac or Safari off..LOL)?
Thank you,
Cym

Dear Carolyn:
Thank you for your Welcome and quick response. Please do not forsake me now.
The ISP is "seeing" what the iMac Network Diagnosis is reporting, that the built-in ethernet and modem are working, the network settings are fine, and that the ISP "signal" is reaching my computer. The url "ww2.cox.com" is a correct address and the site is functioning. Also checking the hardware connections found nothing loose. So...the problem is my h/w or s/w (or maybe I did not ask the right questions.)
(I have tried to paste a copy of the Network Diagnosis window here but cannot figure out how to do that. I did make a file of it using Preview's Grab function, and can copy it but cannot get it pasted from the clipboard into this post.)
My Safari's home page is set at the "ww2.cox.com" and has been for the last few years, so no new element there. The address is correct. In trying to resolve this 'loading problem' I have experimented and changed the home page to www.apple.com, and www.google.com. The loading still times out and Network Diagnostics still reports, "This computer appears to have a working Internet connection, but cannot find "www.apple.com" (or "www.google.com"). You may have typed the address incorrectly."
As stated in my original post, once the sudo periodic daily script is run, Safari will load with no problem. Safari can find the ww2.cox.com page, or whatever home page I have set. There are no performance problems until the next time Safari will not load.
What is really frustrating is the problem occurrence is not consistent. It may happen the first time Safari is being accessed. It sometimes happens after I used Safari for a couple hours, then Quit, and then try to reopen Safari later. It can happen after a Safari reset only. It does not happen everyday. Safari will open and load fine for a few days, then it won't. And this whole situation only started about March 25th.
It seems like there is some little piece of ??? being corrupted during Safari use, that does not get corrected with permissions repair, or removing the various plists, but gets resolved (albeit temporarily) with the daily maintenance script. I cannot narrow it down.
So, Carolyn, do you have other advice on this subject?
Thank you for your time and consideration,
Cym

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yes you can down grade her account and enable parental controls. This will not delete her content such as itunes, photos, documents, extra.
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then Login with the new administrator account.
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