iTunes asked "Do you want applications "iTunes.app" to accept incoming network FIXED

[furious]

conntections? Every time it starts. I press allow. It still does it. I have added iTunes to the firewall preferences. And it still asked. What do I do.

Fix for this issues

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I have discovered why this is occurring for some users. Do you have an iPod or iPhone paired to iTunes as a remote? Even if you don't try the following:

Launch iTunes and click "Allow" when you see the alert box.
Open iTunes Preferences.
Click on "Devices".
Uncheck "Look for iPhone and iPod touch Remotes".
Then click "Forget All Remotes".
Close iTunes Preferences.
Quit iTunes.

Now relaunch iTunes and see if you are asked to allow incoming network connections again. If it has stopped, and you must use a remote, then try re-pairing the remote again and see if the alert appears again.

It appears that for other it is allowing iTunes to share music over the network and others it is allowing control of iTunes from remote speakers. So it may be any activity related to iTunes over the network that triggers this. Nevertheless, try the above with what ever setting is effecting you and see if it clears it up.

If it does reappear after reactiviating your preferred setting, then you need to report it via the following bug report page with as much detail as possible:

http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html

If it continues to remain as issue for you, ultimately, we may need to live with it until iTunes is updated or not use remotes until then. Hope this helps for some.
Message was edited by: Glenn Carter

Nice and simple.
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[GGJstudios]

Searching the forum with MRoogle will usually find answers to most of your questions:

Do you want the application "iTunes.app" to accept... keeps showing up

 

[furious]

I have no com.apple.alf.plist file. Now what?

 

[GGJstudios]

I have no com.apple.alf.plist file. Now what?

Where did you look for it? I find two:

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[furious]

spotlight

 

[-aggie-]

spotlight

It’s in /Library/Preferences

 

[GGJstudios]

spotlight

Spotlight doesn't search in the Library folder. Use Finder. See the paths in my earlier post.

 

[furious]

?

 

[GGJstudios]

?

Look closely at the images I posted, especially the red circled areas. See anything different about your search?

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By default, Finder won't search for System Files. You have to tell it to do so.

 

[furious]

still never fixed it.

 

[GGJstudios]

still never fixed it.

Did you quit iTunes, trash the .plist files, then start iTunes? Did you log out and log back in?

 

[furious]

yes

 

[celticpride678]

still never fixed it.

Did you quit iTunes already? Restart your computer? Empty the Trash?

yes

You have to be more specific than one word responses.

 

[GGJstudios]

yes

When you did the search the right way, did you find one or two .plist files? If you found two, did you trash them both, or just one?

 

[furious]

I have followed all instructions. Twice. It still asks.

 

[celticpride678]

I have followed all instructions. Twice. It still asks.

When you go to System Preferences>Security>Firewall>Advanced...what do you see in the box and what is checked?

 

[GGJstudios]

I have followed all instructions. Twice. It still asks.

Your cryptic responses are making it difficult to help you. You're not responding to direct questions, and without detailed information to work with, I guess I'll leave you to figure it out for yourself. Good luck.

 

[furious]

This is what I see

 

[-aggie-]

I have followed all instructions. Twice. It still asks.

You can't follow the instructions twice.

Did you find the plist?


Post a screenshot of the folder.

 

[celticpride678]

This is what I see

Did you just add iTunes onto the list? If not, you did not delete the .plist file as instructed.

 

[furious]

You can follow instructions twice. You complete the instructions then you finish them then you try again then you are left in the same situation so you follow the instructions again.

 

[GGJstudios]

You can follow instructions twice. You complete the instructions then you finish them then you try again then you are left in the same situation so you follow the instructions again.

It sounds like you don't want help. Unless you list the exact steps you followed, there's no way for us to know what you did or didn't do. Just saying you followed the instructions isn't enough. After all, you also said "I have no com.apple.alf.plist file."

 

[furious]

all fixed now. Thanks

 

[GGJstudios]

all fixed now. Thanks

That's what I thought.

 

[celticpride678]

That's what I thought.

Haha. There was probably no issue.