Homepage of safari is locked and unable to change it

federico! Thank you so much!! It works!

Most of solution online seems to be for situation in PC or several years ago.

AND some of the step by step "solution" online is fake and try to lead user to download more malware! (like suggesting reader to click some link to download.

I've uninstall unauthorized recently-installed applications and use CleanMyMac to clean the leftover too. However, the application does not notice the existence of "Profile" in System Preference which generate the abnormal plist for Safari.

It's so great to see a workable solution from you!

I installed it and scanned my system and deleted all the suggested things

but still... when I restarts I see the same

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I feel there is something with this code - how to edit or delete it permanently

Safari – Home Page see post by thomas r.

Go to Safari Preferences/Extensions and turn all extensions off. Test. If okay, turn the extensions on one by one until you figure out what extension is causing the problem.

okay, I've found something.

In this thread https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5651631?answerId=24079497022#24079497022 there's a code line in Terminal that prevents changing the Homepage:

sudo dscl . mcxset /Users/USERNAME com.apple.Safari HomePage always -string "ADDRESS"

I've tried it out changing USERNAME for mine and ADRESS to "www.apple.com" and works properly after restarting the mac.

So if there's an option to block the HomePage adress in Safari, there might be a code line that unlocks it (I'm not a developer so I don't understand almost anything).

Go to system preferences / profile and delete the profile "set safari homepage..." using the - (minus) sign down the window. Then you can change the homepage!

stevejobsfan0123Sep 24, 2017 2:50 PM in response to Pruthvisena

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Sep 24, 2017 2:50 PM Re: Homepage of safari is locked and unable to change itin response to Pruthvisena

You probably have installed adware. You must remove the adware, THEN remove the profile, and it shouldn't come back. Try doing a scan with the free version of Malwarebytes: http://malwarebytes.org/mac.

To add information to the thread, I have the same problem as Gobkittipos. I've also tried all you have proposed and I've even reinstalled Mac OS X Sierra (without loosing any data and apps) and the Homepage options keeps freezed.

Malware anti malware does not detect anything more and even Avast does not detect anything.

That is right, those tricky programs to "clean" your mac are a headache... also I think a complete new "Profile" icon on the System Preferences must be nothing friendly... I don´t now exactly what consequences could bring but it is definitely a fissure in the OSx.

The only way it worked for me to find the solution it was manually way.

I´m very glad to help you guys on my first participation in the forum!

I did same as u mention FEDERICO

but every-time I restart my iMAC - it going back to same problem

[Searchpage - Homepage of safari is locked and unable to change it]

So I have to - Go to system preferences / profile and delete the profile... its keep on repeating

Is there any permanent solution to get-rid this problem with SEARCHPAGE

Cheers

You probably have installed adware. You must remove the adware, THEN remove the profile, and it shouldn't come back. Try doing a scan with the free version of Malwarebytes: http://malwarebytes.org/mac.

Works! Thank you federico87!

I can not change the page

restart ur system once and

Go to system preferences / profile and delete the profile "set safari homepage..." using the - (minus) sign down the window. Then you can change the homepage!