Since 10.5.6, can't add accounts to iChat

Clicking the + button in account prefs does not do anything.

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8:06 PM Friday; December 19, 2008

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  • How can I Add Account in Mail, Contacts, Calendars

    On my Ipad Mini, Under Settings, my "Mail, Contacts, Calendars" brings me to its main page. All of my accounts are grey, inactive. I can't select the Icloud, gmail or add account?!!
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    Just upgraded from my G4 running 10.4.x to a Mini running 10.5.2. There are two user log ins on the machine. I set up my e-mail accounts in Mail on my "side" of the machine, but my partner cannot "Add Accounts" in Mail on their side of the machine---in Mail's "File" menu, "Add Accounts" is greyed out. Any solution?

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  • [Solved] Can't add accounts in Empathy

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  • Can't find Accounts in iChat Preferences

    I configured iChat to Jabber, Bon Jour and AIM a while ago... But I'm unable to change the jabber settings... When I click on iChat->Preferences, I only see a "General" tab, but can't find "Accounts" anywhere... I also can't figure out how I could reinstall iChat.
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  • How can I add account privileges to a newly created file?

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    Thanks for the reference.  It was interesting and provided me with a direction I hadn't thought of: User Groups and Terminal commands which led to DO SHELL SCRIPT.
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    I did some more researching and experimentation and here's what I ended up with.
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  • Can't add account manager

    I've recently returned to Verizon after a disastrous and short lived relationship with Sprint. My wife and I had to terminate our contract with them because of several issues and because she was the one that cracked first, she was the one that got to call and scream at them. Since I was the account owner and she was halfway across the state at the time there was a great deal of confusion over trying to get her access to the account so she could even discuss the problems we were having, let alone try to make changes to the account (which ended in our leaving their service). I am again the account owner for Verizon and I was quite thrilled to see that I could designate account managers on My Verizon, which would prevent such difficulties in the future. A couple days after getting the account started went to do just that online.
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  • Can't add account, am redirected to mail

    I am unable to add ANY mail accounts under system preferences.  It hangs and eventually redirects me to mail preferences.  Did keychain & disk repairs & reinstalled Mountain Lion.  Everything works fine on my other Mac.

    I can add it in Mail preferences no problem.  I am concerned that not being able to add it as an account might be the sign of a larger issue.

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  • Can't add account on ps4

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  • I can't add buddies on iChat!

    When I click the + button, the Add Buddy choice in the pop-down menu is gray, and I can't click on it. Same thing when I click on the thing that says "Buddies" on the top bar, everything is gray. Does anyone know why?

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