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Hi all,
I have this message on my iMac
I have seen other massages about using a VPN etc but I don't have any external connections or VPN's running on this Mac, not really sure what to do about this and I'm wondering if the kids have clicked on something to allow someone access or something.
This Mac has previously been set to auto update and been running fine.
Help.
Cheers,
Brett.
iMac 21.5″ 4K, macOS 10.15
Boot into Safe Mode by booting with the Shift key held down and check there to see if the problem persists. Reboot normally and test again.
NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 10 minutes as it's doing the following;
• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed
• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)
• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically
• Disables user-installed fonts
• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files
Boot into Safe Mode by booting with the Shift key held down and check there to see if the problem persists. Reboot normally and test again.
NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 10 minutes as it's doing the following;
• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed
• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)
• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically
• Disables user-installed fonts
• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files
Here’s a post from about a month ago with several suggestions for fixing your issue.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252052617
I hope this helps.
Are you logged into the Admin. Account or into a Guest User Account?
What do you see when you click on Details...
Hi Jeff,
thanks for the help, it looks like it’s solved now, does this mean I should be keeping the auto updates off from now on?
Yes, I would leave it off for this version. You can always manually check for updates.
updates for this Mac are managed externally
