I got a MacbookPro at school and I can't unlock the admin account at my home network. If I want to install a driver or a program if I'm connected to the local servers at my school. Is there any way around this? Or to at least be able to install stuff at my home network.
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Can only access admin privileges at school network.
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The have given me admin access to the computer and tell me I can do whatever I want with it. It's basically mine. It's only set up so that the admin user is connected to the school network or something.
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If that's the case how come u can't install?
Your first post is a jumble of incomprehensible no information. You will have to be a lot more specific what you are trying to install, what messages you are getting etc before anybody here can give u any kind of assistance.
Well then. I'll try to explain in detail.
When I try to make changes, my Mac asks for an administrator authentication wit a username and my password. At school it works just fine, but when I'm connected to any other network it reacts as if my password or username is wrong. Therefore, I can't change anything in my system preferences, my application folder or install anything when I'm not on my school network.
So, logging in: No problem.
Logging in as an administrator: Only at school.
I have a suspicion it's a keychain thing, but I'm new to Macs so I really have no idea.
When I try to make changes, my Mac asks for an administrator authentication wit a username and my password. At school it works just fine, but when I'm connected to any other network it reacts as if my password or username is wrong. Therefore, I can't change anything in my system preferences, my application folder or install anything when I'm not on my school network.
So, logging in: No problem.
Logging in as an administrator: Only at school.
I have a suspicion it's a keychain thing, but I'm new to Macs so I really have no idea.
Then ask the IT department at your school. Why would they give students a MacBook and hope they muck around in the OS?
Make another admin account while you're at school. Make it local, rather than on the school's network.