Security Update 2007-005 (#7): Parental controls changed, other problems; Sound missing from embedded Flash media; more
Security Update 2007-005 (#7): Parental controls changed, other problems; Sound missing from embedded Flash media; more
Parental controls changed, other problems We've received a report indicating that parental control settings were altered after installation of Security Update 2007-005.
MacFixIt reader Nick Patapoff writes:
"I found that the allowed applications in parental controls in System Preferences on the three managed accounts on the computer were changed to prevent use of the Office apps, Mail, and Final Cut and a host of others. Those apps that were not permitted to run before were left unchanged. The computer's two admin accounts were not affected. [...] I had to manually reset all the allowed applications.
"Normally I play Command and Conquer Generals on a standard (non-admin) account by connecting an external drive via FireWire with the game CD in the drive. To get it play after the Software Update in any of the managed accounts, the 'This user can only use these applications:' box in Parental Control/Configure must be unchecked. Even if ALL the apps and utilities in Configure window are checked but the Parental Control box is checked, the popup still says that the user does not have the rights to run C&CG. The admin accounts can play the game. Letting kids have access to all the utilities just so they can play a game is not a good idea."
If you are experiencing a similar issue, please let us know.
Sound missing from embedded Flash media A problem that has occurred with some other system updates -- where sound is missing from embedded Flash and some other media -- has also been experienced by some users applying Security Update 2007-005.
MacFixIt reader Michael writes:
"I installed the first release of this, and had no problems, I thought, so I didn't get the second release. However, I've noticed that since I installed the security update, neither Safari nor Camino has sound for YouTube videos and will not play CNN video, while Firefox has no problem with CNN video."
In some cases this issue can be resolved by using Audio MIDI Setup (located in /Applications/Utilities to change the Audio Output Format setting to 48 KHz. Simply launching the application GarageBand (if you have it) can also have the same effect.
Finder crashes -- SQLite implicated? We continue to report on an issue where the Finder persistently crashes or exhibits slowness after installation of Security Update 2007-005. We've now received a crash log from one user indicating that SQLite is the process running directly precedent to the crash.
SQLite is a database server that is used by NetNewsWire, SpamSieve and other applications. As such, you may want to try quitting these applications and check for elmination of the issue. If quitting the aforementioned apps works, you may want to try reinstalling one or both, or deleting their corresponding .plist files from the ~/Library/Preferences directory (com.ranchero.NetNewsWire.plist for NetNewsWire, for instance).
Third-party application issues We've received a host of miscellaneous reports regarding issues with third-party applications after applying Security Update 2007-55. Among them:
- Seatubes "After applying the latest security update (005) and upgrading to QT 7.1.6, Seatubes (1.0.3) which I previously used with success to download UTUBE movies, has lost its functionality. I upgraded Seatubes to version 1.0.4 and it still failed to function."
- Photoshop "No Adobe Photoshop versions will launch since I installed the latest Security Update 2007-005 (#2)! (It closes at the point when it is trying to build Twain menu items.)"
Previous coverage:
- Security Update 2007-005 (#6): USB/other peripheral device issues of all sorts; sleep problems; more
- Security Update 2007-005 (#5): Cannot send/receive mail; Device syncing problems; USB port issues; Finder crashes/slowness
- Security Update 2007-005 (#3/#4): Keychain issues; Mail issues; Problems starting up/logging in; more
- Security Update 2007-005 (#2): Further details, reports positive and negative
- Security Update 2007-005 released: Vulnerabilities in iChat, CoreGraphics, more plugged
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