Unblocking a website from Safari after unblocking through terminal

solo1030 · 09-21-2009, 04:49 PM

Hello everyone...

i recently blocked a website after reading instructions here

i don't know how to unblock it... i tried doing the same thing except deleting the field and saving. then it said to overwrite file. it just didn't work... please someone help me! i'm begging!!!

if that's not possible, i remember backing up my files so how would i get them back?

sinclair_tm · 09-21-2009, 06:03 PM

What version of the OS do you have? Did you quit Safari, iTunes, and any other web type apps, including Dashboard before editing the host file? Also, did you restart the Mac before opening any of the apps?

solo1030 · 09-21-2009, 07:07 PM

Thank you for replying. I have Version 10.5.8 I havent tried quitting anthing yet, but i'm going to do that right now and re-start

solo1030 · 09-21-2009, 07:13 PM

no go :(

sinclair_tm · 09-21-2009, 10:28 PM

I'm not sure what to tell you, as 10.5 does things differently then 10.4 did, and those instructions where for 10.4. It could of written that info somewhere else incase something tried to change the hosts file, and I have no idea where to look. You will most likely need to goto Apple's support forums for help on this one.

solo1030 · 09-21-2009, 11:50 PM

I got an answer from the Apple Forum.

for future reference, here's the solution!

1. Open terminal
2. type in "sudo pico /etc/hosts"
3. enter password
4. delete entries
5. hit control & x keys
6. type Y
7. hit return key

as opposed to blocking a website, you skip the part when you type in 'lookupd -flushcache" after saving the websites to be blocked.

Thanks for your help anyways :)

09-21-2009, 04:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
solo1030 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Mac OS X	Unblocking a website from Safari after unblocking through terminal Hello everyone... i recently blocked a website after reading instructions here i don't know how to unblock it... i tried doing the same thing except deleting the field and saving. then it said to overwrite file. it just didn't work... please someone help me! i'm begging!!! if that's not possible, i remember backing up my files so how would i get them back?

09-21-2009, 07:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
solo1030 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Mac OS X	Re: Unblocking a website from Safari after unblocking through terminal Thank you for replying. I have Version 10.5.8 I havent tried quitting anthing yet, but i'm going to do that right now and re-start

09-21-2009, 07:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
solo1030 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Mac OS X	Re: Unblocking a website from Safari after unblocking through terminal no go :(

09-21-2009, 11:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
solo1030 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Mac OS X	Re: Unblocking a website from Safari after unblocking through terminal I got an answer from the Apple Forum. for future reference, here's the solution! 1. Open terminal 2. type in "sudo pico /etc/hosts" 3. enter password 4. delete entries 5. hit control & x keys 6. type Y 7. hit return key as opposed to blocking a website, you skip the part when you type in 'lookupd -flushcache" after saving the websites to be blocked. Thanks for your help anyways :)