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I am unable to unlock system preferences after installing ios big sur

ijust installed big sur on my mac mini and now it will not allow me to unlock my system prefferance locl icon


Posted on Dec 15, 2020 2:05 PM

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Posted on Dec 15, 2020 2:07 PM

It is macOS Big Sur, and the lock on the individual system preference panel item locks are opened with your administrator (user) password.

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I am unable to unlock system preferences after installing ios big sur

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