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fixed : install Minecraft 1.9 on managed user account in OSX 10.11 El_Capitan

Posted on 28-03-2016 by MacManus.nl
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Question :

My children would like to play Minecraft on their Macs, but they have managed OSX user accounts with Parental Controls turned on. After downloading Minecraft from the Mojang website, I can do the usual install by drag&drop, but when double-clicking the Minecraft-app, I get an error message saying that if I am trying to run Minecraft from the .dmg, I should first move it to the Applications folder. I am trying to run it from within the Applications folder however…

Is there any way to fix this ?

 

Answer :

Yes there is, but since OSX 10.11 El_Capitan is keeping Java out of view (and away from use and install), the solution is different from the one that used to work before. [see previous post on this subject]

Here’s how to install Minecraft 1.9 (and newer ?) on a managed user account in OSX 10.11 El_Capitan :

  • login to OSX using the restricted user account
  • go to Mojang.com
  • login using your eMail-address (not your username) and your password
  • download the MacOSX-version there
  • after downloading, open the .dmg file by double-clicking on it
  • as instructed, drag the Minecraft-icon onto the Applications-folder-icon next to it to install
  • then, open the System Preferences and click on Parental Controls
  • when asked, login with your administrator’s name & password
  • in the window that opens, select the restricted user’s name from the list at the left
  • then click the “Apps”-tab and make sure there’s a checkmark at “Limit Applications on this Mac” and type “minecraft” in the Search field
  • then put a checkmark in front of all Minecraft-apps that are listed ; which might be “minecraft” and/or “Minecraft Launcher” (if no Minecraft apps are listed, skip this step)
  • then click the “Web”-tab and make sure there’s a checkmark at “try to limit access to adult websites” and click the “Customize…”-button
  • in the window that opens, at “always allow access to these websites:”, click the PlusSign-button and enter these websites :
    • https://launcher.mojang.com
    • https://launchermeta.mojang.com
    • https://::ffff:54.230.128.94
    • https://::ffff:54.192.130.117
  • then click OK
  • now, open the Applications folder and double-click the Minecraft-app
  • when the Minecraft-app opens, left-click [CMD-click] it’s icon in the Dock and select “Keep in Dock” from the popup-list
  • if confronted with an error message saying access to one or more websites is needed, but not allowed, type your administrator’s name & password to allow access and proceed
  • now, Minecraft should launch without a problem
  • if Minecraft still won’t launch, just redo this procedure from start (since, for some reason one of the settings needed did not jet stick…) and you should be alright

Enjoy !

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Posted in games, macOS (OS X, MacOS X, MacOS, System), tips & tricks, Uncategorized | Tagged 10.11 El_Capitan, administrator, Java, Minecraft, Minecraft 1.9, Minecraft Launcher, Mojang, mojang.com, OSX, Parental Controls, restricted user account | Leave a reply

fixed : “ssl peer shut down incorrectly”-error when updating Minecraft

Posted on 11-03-2014 by MacManus.nl
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Question :

When trying to update the Mac-version of Minecraft, I get this error :

ssl peer shut down incorrectly

I can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong… my internet-conection is working and everything else seems to be running just fine…

How can I get Minecraft to update properly ?

Answer :

Using the solution described in this post will almost certainly solve your updating problem.

enjoy !
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fixed : update Minecraft on restricted user account

Posted on 11-03-2014 by MacManus.nl
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Question :

I have installed the Minecraft game (Mac version) for my children. But, on my Mac, the account of my children is an account with ‘parental guidance’ restrictions, not a full administrator account. Now every time there is an update of Minecraft, I have to log in to the (main) administrator account, turn administrator rights for the children’s account back on, log in on the (now administrator) children’s account run and update Minecraft there, then log out of that account, log back in as the main administrator, turn ‘parental guidance’ back on for the children’s account, reset all restrictions manually (they can’t be save or restored from the previous time…), then log out of the main administrator account again and log in using the (now restricted) children’s account and run Minecraft again. If I don’t do it like that, I get all kinds of error messages, and I can’t update. This is an extremely annoying procedure…

…isn’t there any way to do these updates more conveniently ?

Answer :

To allow Minecraft updates to managed user accounts in OSX, do the following :
(Note : this will also fix the “ssl peer shut down incorrectly”-error)
1- go to System Preferences –> Accounts
2- click on the padlock icon (bottom left) and type the Administrator name & password
3- then select the managed account and click “Open Parental Controls”
4- then, (when “Limit Applications” is checked) allow these apps for the managed user account :
in “Other Apps” :
– Applet Launcher
– Java VisualVM
– MinecraftLauncher
and in “Utilities” :
– Java Preferences
5- then, click on the “Logs…”-button
in the window that opens, select “Websites Blocked” and click on “Amazonaws”, than for each “Unknown” listed under “Amazonaws”, click the “Allow”-button that appears when “Unknown” is selected
6- then click “Done” to exit back to the “Parental Controls”-window,
7- click on the “Web”-tab there, “Try to limit…” will be selected, leave that as is, and click on the “Customize”-button
8- then, at “Always allow these websites:” click on the plussign-button and add this URL :
https://libraries.minecraft.net
9- then click “OK” to exit and quit System Preferences
10- then startup Minecraft (the Minecraft Launcher app), wait for the update to download and login using your eMail-address as your login-name (using your Minecraft nickname seems not to work…)
11- if the first login attempt doesn’t succeed, try again
…and even if the second and third login attempts do not succeed either, try again
…finally, the login (using the same eMail-address and password) will succeed…
that’s it !
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