Firewall settings not sticking - "Allow" or "Deny" popups persist
This MacBook had some of this issue with Snow Leopard, but the problem is worse after upgrading to Lion. I will note that I have 2 Macs running Lion, and only this one has the problem - it isn't a generic OS issue.
Problem is simple: Firewall is ON and individual applications are listed with "Allow Incoming Connections" selected. But this setting appears ignored for several (not all) apps, and the result is a firewall message (Deny or Allow incoming connections) at each launch. The culprits are applications that definitely connect via the network for services, such as iPhone remotes in Keynote, or iPhone syncing of various apps, etc.
I am aware of an older cure for this - remove and reinstall the offending application. But that does not appear to work for me, the popups persist. Not the end of the world, but annoying when everything else works great.
I have tried removing the apps from the Firewall list. They are added back after first launch, but the popups keep coming. The Firewall settings appear not to "stick".
I wish I knew a way to reset the Firewall database, but alas I do not. Any suggestions from this group?
iMac Intel Core 2 Duo, MacBook Intel Core 2 Duo, iPhone 3GS, iPad, Mac OS X (10.7.1)