This morning all the Location settings disappeared out of Network Preferences (running 10.2.4 on a TiBook/867) and whenever I tried to create a new location the settings wouldn’t save.
Anyway, just as FYI to myself (and any other OS X users out there), here’s how to completely reset all of the network settings:
- Delete the user-level network preferences at ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.internetconnect.plist
- Delete the global network preferences at /var/db/SystemConfiguration/preferences.xml
- Restart
Cleared everything right up.
i can’t find where the preferences.xml file is located? where abouts is the path?
cheers
eddie
preferences.xml is located in /var/db/SystemConfiguration/
It’s normally a hidden directory, so you’ll need to use Terminal and not the Finder.
Installed 10.3 from 10.2.8. Install locked. Cold boot. Reinstall – no option to retain users. Lost location settings. Have original system folder & user folders but can’t find old and new prefs for location settings to copy to 10.3 sys. Where are files and where do they go. Saw earlier post but can’t find folder in 10.3.