Cannot modify network pane in preferences anymore due to other app changes

JTR · 05-23-2009, 05:48 PM

Hi,

I have a problem with my network preferences. When I open them up, a message appears saying something like "your network settings were modified by another application". All I can do is click OK - but the message reappears immediately, so that I cannot access or alter any settings.
I can not even close sys prefs again and need to force quit it.

Any idea what I should do and what causes this behavior?

specs: Tiger PPC

Regards,
JTR

zo219 · 05-23-2009, 07:04 PM

No idea, but what you want to do is trash your network-related Preferences - all preferences easily become corrupt. Like com.Apple.internetconfig. Anything you might not remember, write it down first. Might need to trash System Preferences preferences too (which are in the ByHost folder, I believe.)

baf · 05-23-2009, 08:00 PM

read this thread And see if anything helps.

warragul · 05-24-2009, 08:16 PM

A friend had exactly this problem. We re-installed OSX with a clean install saving settings etc. Fixed.

cwtnospam · 05-24-2009, 08:18 PM

Did you see post #24 in the link baf provided?

It's almost never necessary to reinstall OS X.

warragul · 05-26-2009, 12:59 AM

Quote:


	It's almost never necessary to reinstall OS X.

Be that as it may. The fact is that our symptoms were exactly as JTR reported. We didn't have the benefit of baf's posting and went with a re-install. The fact that it was fixed even though we had saved our settings suggests it wasn't a prefs problem.
Just reporting my experience.

robinwmills · 05-26-2009, 02:11 AM

I get this "your network settings were modified by another application" stuff on my Tiger laptop when I move from home (static IP) to the office (DHCP) and vice versa.

I've found hitting return, rapidly followed by a stab with the mouse on the padlock icon calms him down (it ususually takes two or three attempts). He locks the network settings and I can calmly select my network preference (home or office) and he's happy. How he comes to be unlocked is a mystery I've never bothered to investigate.

cwtnospam · 05-26-2009, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by warragul


	The fact that it was fixed even though we had saved our settings suggests it wasn't a prefs problem.

Actually it doesn't. If you read about the bug, you'll see that the way the information was stored (as text) is the issue. It's likely that saving the settings corrects the problem so that when they're restored everything is fine.

Reinstalling will work, but it's like using an Abrams tank to kill a mosquito.

05-23-2009, 05:48 PM	#1
JTR Triple-A Player Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Berlin Posts: 79	Cannot modify network pane in preferences anymore due to other app changes Hi, I have a problem with my network preferences. When I open them up, a message appears saying something like "your network settings were modified by another application". All I can do is click OK - but the message reappears immediately, so that I cannot access or alter any settings. I can not even close sys prefs again and need to force quit it. Any idea what I should do and what causes this behavior? specs: Tiger PPC Regards, JTR __________________ --- Home: 15" Powerbook 1.33Ghz, 1GB RAM, RadeonM 9700 64MB dedicated VRAM, Tiger Work: 15.x" MacBook Pro, 2.33Ghz, 2GB RAM, Radeon X1600 256MB VRAM, Leopard (& some lame OSes with Fusion that I need for my work) The one who invented the truth is a paradoxon to me.

05-23-2009, 08:00 PM	#3
baf MVP Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Skellefteå, Sweden Posts: 1,173	read this thread And see if anything helps. __________________ /Bengt-Arne Fjellner IT-Administrator Luleå university, Sweden. Some say: "You learn as long as you live". My way: "You live as long as you learn".

05-24-2009, 08:16 PM	#4
warragul All Star Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 830	A friend had exactly this problem. We re-installed OSX with a clean install saving settings etc. Fixed. __________________ warragul - The Real World is a Special Case.

05-26-2009, 02:11 AM	#7
robinwmills Major Leaguer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Jose, CA, USA. Posts: 290	I get this "your network settings were modified by another application" stuff on my Tiger laptop when I move from home (static IP) to the office (DHCP) and vice versa. I've found hitting return, rapidly followed by a stab with the mouse on the padlock icon calms him down (it ususually takes two or three attempts). He locks the network settings and I can calmly select my network preference (home or office) and he's happy. How he comes to be unlocked is a mystery I've never bothered to investigate. __________________ Robin http://clanmills.com 24" iMac, 17" Powerbook, Vaio Ubuntu/W7 Laptop.

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05-23-2009, 07:04 PM	#2
zo219 Triple-A Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 83	No idea, but what you want to do is trash your network-related Preferences - all preferences easily become corrupt. Like com.Apple.internetconfig. Anything you might not remember, write it down first. Might need to trash System Preferences preferences too (which are in the ByHost folder, I believe.)

05-24-2009, 08:18 PM	#5
cwtnospam League Commissioner Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 8,475	Did you see post #24 in the link baf provided? It's almost never necessary to reinstall OS X.