HT201813: Mac OS X v10.5, 10.6: About the Parental Controls Internet content filter
Learn about Mac OS X v10.5, 10.6: About the Parental Controls Internet content filter
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Mar 20, 2016 7:25 AM in response to W4RH34Dby LukeLindblom,Windows 10 in Boot Camp works. I can tell you that because I've tried it. And, If I could install Mavericks on my new 2015 machine, I probably would have by now :-) I have the latest version of El Capitan, but is still exactly the same. You'd think they would at least LOOK at the bug reports…
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Mar 20, 2016 8:54 AM in response to LukeLindblomby Király,Did you try the fix I outlined a few posts up? It fixed the problem for me.
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Mar 20, 2016 8:53 PM in response to Charlesborromeo2by Thongjy,Hi Charles,
I face the same exact problem as you faced. Weird random checking and unchecking of checkboxes on the allowed apps.
How did you overcome or solved the problem at the end?
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Mar 20, 2016 10:48 PM in response to Thongjyby kimberly254,This was what I posted on 1/25. It has worked fairly reliably on 3 el cap machines I have. That being said, after some time passes with no new software, etc added, some apps that are checked and permitted will not be allowed when they previously were. I have had to delete user and create a new one to overcome. In short, a total nightmare as far as time involved. You must do the steps in order and hit the lock button when backing out at the parental controls and at the user screens. Be sure you back out from the user/groups screen all the way to the sys pref screen and wait there before continuing to change things.
Engineering' advised him to tell me to do this: (it is a compilation of various things people have suggested)
0.5) make sure you are logged out of the user you want to make setting changes on
1) Open System Preferences
2)Users/Accounts
3)Open parental controls (don't go directly to parental controls thru pref)
4)Change one tab at a time (apps, web, stores, time, privacy, other)
5)After making desired changes, hit the lock button then hit the back arrow to take you back to users then back to the sys pref main box
6)Wait 15 sec (I didn't have luck with that brief, I had to wait about 1 minute)
7) repeat the process FOR EVERY TAB YOU WANT TO CHANGE
I so wish this would get fixed.
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Mar 20, 2016 10:50 PM in response to oralbertrby kimberly254,I just tried this but it says you have to be a registered developer to do this, which I am not....
Developers report!!! Please help us
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Mar 20, 2016 10:53 PM in response to kerrrypackerby kimberly254,right, doesn't work for the guest user. i have disabled my guest user bc i couldn't get much of anything to work there.
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Mar 20, 2016 10:59 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1by kimberly254,yes i did a clean install. i also purchased 2 new macbook airs, and the same problem
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Mar 25, 2016 7:33 PM in response to Királyby TimK,Are you able to connect to Google Drive? That is the biggest problem we are facing.
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Mar 31, 2016 3:12 PM in response to jetsellerby imgaryshap,I haven't read all nine pages - but on a Mac Book (2011) running OS 10.11.4 - the parental controls are not working in regards to Mail. I'm trying to manage the contacts to whom my child can send and receive emails from. Adding contacts does not function.
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Apr 15, 2016 1:10 PM in response to jetsellerby Dave Razorsek,I wasted a good part of my afternoon before I found this post. Ad me to the list of this feature not working.
OS X is slowly starting to exhibit similar behavior that made me leave Windows. The only problem now is there is nowhere else to go and I think Apple knows that.
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Apr 24, 2016 11:29 AM in response to jetsellerby wikeh2004,Ever since I upgraded to the last couple of versions of OS X, parental controls have failed to work as needed. My son's school requires him to use Google Docs and Classroom, and I ended up having to install Chrome to he can access those sites consistently. But, to install Chrome, I had to turn off website restrictions. However, when I try to customize web access and block certain sites like Youtube and gaming sites, Parental Controls consistently fails to save the sites I'm trying to ban. It frustrates the **** out of me.
I add them in, click the lock icon, leave Settings, and when I go back, none of the sites I entered are saved. Dang useless.
Geez, Apple, why don't you FIX THIS? It's enough to make me think about substituting a Windows laptop or a Chromebook, for his MacBook Air.
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May 8, 2016 8:08 PM in response to jetsellerby sofiasol,Another frustrated parent. All macs upgrades to El Capitan and all parental controls lost!!! 13 year is having a field day doing everything but homework. I have to screen share to monitor him and log in and out with password. He is being 13 but I have to treat him like he's 6, It takes a good chunk of my day to monitor homework and then he will go into private browser when I'm not looking. He's a bugger but at least parental controls gave us one less thing to argue about Apple must fix this!
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May 18, 2016 10:05 AM in response to W4RH34Dby LukeLindblom,Yes. I already tested it yesterday. Same as in all the lame betas. Doesn't work. I did leave more feedback for them to ignore though...
I think our only hope is OS X 10.12 now, which will be announced in June at WWDC. I hope they rewrite parental controls.