Unlock System Preferences [Mac]
Unlock System Preferences [Mac]
ghost | 12054 Reads | In Mac OS 10 and above, if you are not the highes-ranking user on the computer, then higher users can control what you can use in System Preferences. This article will show you how to use all of the system preferences even if you do not have the privileges to access them.
Worked on Mac OS 10.4.4 when done previously, and just tested and worked on Mac OS 10.4.6.
This is really easy, just make a copy of System Preferences (not an alias, an actual copy). It will tell you that "One or more items have special permissions and cannot be copied". Just ignore that, it all works good.
Now, ctrl-click (right-click) on "System preferences copy" and go to "Show package contents". Now navigate in the window that pops up, to: /Contents/Resources/NSPrefPaneGroups.plist
Delete NSPrefPaneGroups.plist. Now, you can close that window and open your copy of system preferences. You will notice that most of the interface has gone, apart from the toolbar at the top of the window, and of course the menu-bar. You can now access all of your freshly unlocked preferences using that menubar by simply selecting them in the "View" menu.
Enjoy your new privileges!
ghost 18 years ago
So, uh… what is this for? I mean I could make some guesses based on the context, but I don't really know what you're talking about here…
ghost 18 years ago
Damn, i read this tutorial from top to bottom w/o knowing wht it is refering to, or what it is suggesting. A more specific title would be something to keep in mind next time, specially when making articles/tutorials. Do you work for Nike Lambo? (get it?) "Just do it"
AldarHawk 18 years ago
HOW DID THIS GET PASSED AS A POSTABLE ARTICLE?
it is about _______ and helps you ______!
Please fill in the blanks so people can know what the hell this is even about.
ghost 18 years ago
It's for Mac! If you've never heard of System Preferences, chances are you don't have it!
ghost 18 years ago
I was Pepe to start with, then I changed to Lambo, I changed back to Pepe again because I want to make my name on this site different to my name on other sites.
ghost 17 years ago
this actually helped me out by helping me gain privilage on a computer I thought I was going to have to salvage some other way. not my computer, my sisters. I use linux and vista.