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Restricting what users can do with the computer

If other people use your computer, you can restrict the access they have to the Mac OS X disk and applications you have installed.

For example, you can prevent users from:

  • Opening System Preferences
  • Removing items from the Dock
  • Changing their passwords
  • Burning CDs or DVDs
  • Using certain installed applications

To change the level of access for a user's account:

  1. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences and click Accounts.
  2. If some settings are dimmed, click the lock icon and type an administrator name and password.
  3. Select the user account you want to restrict and click Parental Controls.
  4. Select the checkbox to choose the application to restrict, then click Configure.
  5. Set the level of access you want to allow the user. Select the actions you want to allow the user to do.

IMPORTANT: Make sure the level of access you want for this user account is selected when you close the pane. The button that's selected is the one that is in effect.

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