Can someone pleases tell me a way to access terminal on Mac if it's blocked? Your will be deeply appreciated, I'm at school and its blocked.
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Accessing Blocked Programs on Mac, such as terminal
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Yes. Get your own Mac to access those apps. The school blocked them on their computers for a reason.
Then ask your system administrator to unblock it from your account. If you have a legitimate reason, he or she should have no problem with giving you access.
well the problem is that the administrator is from the school district board, if it was from our school then i would have asked. I just need a way to access it without an administrator unblocking it. I need a way to unblock terminal.
I think it's more accurate to say you want a way to unblock terminal. You don't need it. If this is the only reason you joined this site, you're likely to be disappointed.
If you are currently blocked there is either a good reason or it is an error. I assume you know the best point of contact to help you if there is an error. You cannot access Terminal if it is blocked on your account.
to use some programming codes, ive learnt like java codes and all. People say i could use terminal to learn programming. I joined this websitge because, im not very familiar with mac. In my old school we had windows, so im used to windows more than mac.
to use some programming codes, ive learnt like java codes and all. People say i could use terminal to learn programming. I joined this websitge because, im not very familiar with mac. In my old school we had windows, so im used to windows more than mac.
well the problem is that, terminal is blocked
to use some programming codes, ive learnt like java codes and all. People say i could use terminal to learn programming. I joined this websitge because, im not very familiar with mac. In my old school we had windows, so im used to windows more than mac.
well the problem is that, terminal is blocked
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Don't you understand what we've been saying? Terminal is blocked for a reason. Leave it alone. They don't want kids using Terminal and screwing things up because they don't know what they're doing. It's not your Mac. If you want to use Terminal, get your own Mac.
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The computers belong to the school right? They blocked the terminal . . . So the right thing to do is ask the school for terminal access.
the admin of the school network, comes once a blue moon
well thanks for your advice, it helps my current problem, thank u
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So wait till the blue moon. It sounds like their Parental Controls are working as intended.
not really we can still access videos, music websites and download things, so the parental controls are messed up. We can access all those yet we cant even access notepad! or what i was trying to access, terminal.
Parental controls can allow access to videos and websites, even downloading, but still restrict other activities. It sounds like the restrictions are, indeed, working.
we cant access youtube but we can access google videos. we cant access a simple application well known as notepad. We arent allowed to go to music websites yet we can still visit a few. So it seems the parental controls arent working. I just need a way to bypass to access simple applications like notepad, but if u can help access terminal, that will be great.
We will not help you circumvent the restrictions put in place by your school. How many times do you have to hear that before you get it?
maybe a few thousand, but its ridiculous why we cant even access notepad! never mind about terminal.
Even an extra space or comma or dot may screw the system up in terminal. Terminal is there just for professional users (e.g. if you put a space between ~ and / with force delete command, all your library files will be deleted immediately and there is no way to get them back if you don't have any backup). So, I strongly recommend you to leave Terminal alone, until you get more familiar with Mac Os X.
Besides, I don't think there is another way to unblock it then administrator panel.
Besides, I don't think there is another way to unblock it then administrator panel.
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