Firefox 13 unchecks itself in the parental controls' list of allowed applications

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Firefox 13 unchecks itself in the parental controls' list of allowed applications

Seems to be Firefox related, but I think it simply should not be possible within the Mac OS (10.6.8): I have used Firefox for years, but since I updated to version 13, this is what happens: My son has an account under parental control, and he is allowed to use selected applications one of which is Firefox Now after the update every time he launches Firefox, he gets a message he is not allowed to use it. Even when I enter my name and password to permit Firefox "forever" to launch, the message comes again... And again. If I select "once", Firefox launches.

And no matter what I try, as soon as there was one attempt to launch Firefox on my son's account, the related checkbox in the Parental Controls is unchecked again. So what is going on here? Could this be caused by a corrupted file (maybe containing the list of allowed applications), and how could I repair that?

Posted on Jul 2, 2012 3:29 AM

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CMCSK

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Jul 2, 2012 11:59 AM in response to Jope

version 13

Update to 13.0.1, quit Firefox and all other applications that are open, repair permissions and restart computer.

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Jope Author

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Jul 2, 2012 1:22 PM in response to CMCSK

Thank you for your reply, CMCSK.

I've already tried that (and I regularly have the permissions repaired), and I'm already on 13.0.1 (sorry for being unprecise). Is there anything else I could try?

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CMCSK

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Jul 2, 2012 1:49 PM in response to Jope

Have you tried reinstalling the newer update and checking Firefox forums to see if other Firefox Mac users are experiencing the same issue?

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Jope Author

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Jul 3, 2012 2:51 AM in response to CMCSK

I tried checking Mozilla's forums to no avail... But an older thread (which is now displayed under "More like this") describes the same thing... With OS 10.5.4 and a Firefox update from 3 to 3.0.1. I'll try uninstalling and re-installing Firefox later.

Thank you again.

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Jul 9, 2012 12:20 PM in response to Jope

This has been addressed on a Mozilla forum, and it appears to be an application signing issue, which is Apple's bug, not Firefox.

I am having the same issue with 10.6.8 and Firefox 13, but not in any earlier versions of Firefox.

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