Terminal: Not authorized to run app... shell has an illegal value?!!

Terminal won't let me in and it's making my head scratch! When I try to open the app, it gives me a window that says:

"You are not authorized to run this application.
The administrator has set your shell to an illegal value."

What does this mean??? I'm the administrator of my computer (the only account on it). I've repaired permissions, etc. What did I do wrong 😝 ???

Thanks for any advice ^^ !

Quicksilver G4, Mac Mini G4, & more, Mac OS X (10.4.6), Quicksilver G4

Posted on Jun 3, 2006 6:16 PM

18 replies

baltwo

Level 9

62,386 points

Jun 6, 2006 6:32 PM in response to hanyou23

Possibly. Disconnect all external peripherals except for the keyboard and mouse, restart, and see if the problem goes away. If not, then disconnect the internal HDs, one at a time, and repeat test.

hanyou23 Author

Level 1

5 points

Jun 6, 2006 8:25 PM in response to baltwo

That's what I was a little afraid of ~_~ 😝 ...

Oh well, that answers just about everything, thanks for your help ^^ ! baltwo & niel, you both went above and beyond what I would have puting up with someone like me ^_~ . Thx a million & see 'ya round the forums ^_^ !

baltwo

Level 9

62,386 points

Jun 6, 2006 11:36 PM in response to hanyou23

Thanks for the feedback. Sorry you couldn't fix the problem. Good computing.

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Terminal: Not authorized to run app... shell has an illegal value?!!