HT201184: Solutions for connecting to the Internet, setting up a small network, and troubleshooting

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Q: Network Preferences Lock Unlocks upon Logout/Login restart etc

On my macbookpro OSX 10.6.8 even though I always set network preferences as locked, every time I shutdown the computer and log back in the NETWORK PREFERENCES are unlocked. If I make a change to the network prefs while shown as "unlocked" I am still prompted to enter my computer's main password? If the network prefs are unlocked, why do I have to enter a password? If I open network prefs and immediately click Lock then if I decide to change from wifi to ethernet I am prompted to enter my computers password? 

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Lock unLocks itself for internet

Posted on Sep 5, 2012 12:30 PM