Clicking on "Preferences > Security & Privacy" leads to the spinning wheel

[berkanesk]

Hello

As per the title, I can no longer get to the Security & Privacy panel of Preferences -- I only get the spinning wheel when I try. All I can do then is "kill `pgrep Preferences`"

Additonally, both tccutil and systemextensionsctl hang.

I am OK with technology but very new macs and macos -- how would I go on investigating this?

I'd be grateful for any ideas and pointers.

Many thanks
Berkan


More info:

* This is happening on an MBP M1 running Big Sur 11.2.3, and I noticed it yesterday.

* It's happening for all users, admin and standard.

* I cannot be sure if these are connected, but just before I noticed this:

1) the laptop had crashed while in sleep (a kernel panic - i don't know why)

2) I installed a new Service (emacs-anywhere), and said OK to a prompt that authorised triggering it while using Google Chrome.

 

[barbu]

You could try creating a new admin user and logging in with that, see if it helps.

 

[buckrock]

... I can no longer get to the Security & Privacy panel of Preferences -- I only get the spinning wheel when I try.

...

* This is happening on an MBP M1 running Big Sur 11.2.3, and I noticed it yesterday. ...

I suggest reinstalling 11.2.3 right on top of your existing installation. Use the full installer on a bootable USB drive. Your settings and data will not be touched. This reinstallation often fixes a variety of problems.

 

[Janeilfen]

I went into Security and Privacy to adjust something and the whole machine locked up. I used to love using Apple products but the love is slowly draining away.