Many people have voiced displeasure on forums after upgrading configured by a profile macOS Sonoma, stating that their Apple ID settings have been greyed out. This issue is followed by a warning or error notice that reads, “These settings have been configured by a profile.” If you’re facing the same problem, keep reading to remove the alert and recover access to your Apple ID settings.
Change Preference Restrictions in Content and Privacy
The problem might be due to changes in content and privacy settings introduced with the macOS Sonoma update. Here’s how to modify it:
- On your Mac, go to the Apple menu and select Screen Time from the sidebar.
- Select Content and Privacy.
- Toggle on Content & Privacy and then choose Preference Restrictions.
- Turn on Allow Passcode Changes and Allow Account Changes.
- Click Done to confirm your selections.
Change the Content and Privacy Restrictions on Your iPhone
It’s possible to sync your Mac and iPhone. The iOS 17 upgrade may have resulted in your Mac losing content or privacy settings.
Change it on your iPhone
- Go to Settings and Screen time.
- Select Content and Privacy Restrictions.
- Here is a list of the most recent posts. Changes are allowed Make sure that Passcode Changes You can also find out more about the following: Account Changes The use of an You can also allow They are a good fit for each other.
- If you do not want to use this feature, toggle Privacy & Content Restrictions.
- Select Allow from the drop-down menu after selecting Account Changes , Passcode changes .
Remove a configured by a profile from your Mac
Your network administrator can create a profile for your Mac if it is provided by your employer or school. This will standardize the settings on all Macs. This configured by a profile contains settings for Mail accounts and VPN settings.
If your Mac is not connected to a network you can still try removing a configuration profile.
- Choose Apple menu – System Settings.
- Click Privacy & Security on the sidebar – Scroll down to profiles.
- Choose a Profile in the list. Select Remove.
When you remove a profile, all its settings and information are removed from your Mac. Ask someone who created the profile for assistance if you are unable to remove it.
Wrapping up…
It isn’t always required to change your Apple ID settings. However, it is frustrating when you can’t manage these personal settings. A few clicks will help you reverse the alert that says “These settings were configured by a user profile” on your Mac. Any of the above fixes helped? Please share your experiences below!
