Safari icon

If you must provide a password

If you are asked for a password before you can do any of the following:

Use the Bookmarks menu or Google search field in Safari

Type a web address into the address field

View websites that aren’t in the bookmarks bar

Change the bookmarks or view the bookmarks library

Parental controls may be turned on for your computer.

To turn off parental controls:

Step 1

Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, and click Accounts.

Step 2

Click the lock icon and enter an administrator user name and password.

Don’t have an administrator name and password? Ask the person who set up your computer for help.

Step 3

Click your account name.

Step 4

If you have Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard, deselect the Enable Parental Controls checkbox.

If you have Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger, click the Parental Controls tab and deselect Safari.

Step 5

Click the lock icon to prevent further changes.