# "Server settings are unavailable" ever fixed? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Tags:** server-mac\ **Created:** [November 10, 2022, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/server-settings-are-unavailable-ever-fixed/818026 "2022-11-10T20:03:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jhillestad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jhillestad](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jhillestad)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/server-settings-are-unavailable-ever-fixed/818026/1 "2022-11-10T20:03:55Z")
When is this going to be fixed ? I have tried putting the latest version on and it still does this… running on Mojave 10.14 with Plex Version 1.29.2.6364-6d72b0cf6 I cannot change any settings on this server I had to resort to using another mac and a new copy of Plex to use a new hdhomerun because I cannot set anything up on my old reliable Plex machine (mac pro cheese grater 5,1 ) Thanks ---
**Author:** ![BigWheel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bigwheel/32/78783_2.png) [@BigWheel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BigWheel)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/server-settings-are-unavailable-ever-fixed/818026/2 "2022-11-10T22:00:36Z")
if you are updated to 1.29.2 then there is info here on a revised claiming procedure > [@New Server Claiming Requirement for MacOS](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-server-claiming-requirement-for-macos/816337): > > Starting with Plex Media Server v1.29.2, Plex is changing the default behavior of the server on macOS. Servers will now, by default, need to be claimed (i.e. signed-in to a Plex account). Coinciding with this new requirement, we’re also making some changes to the process for claiming a server. Due to this, the old method of claiming a server will no longer work (simply opening the local, bundled Plex Web client will no longer give access to claim the server). We’ve simplified the process of clai… ---
**Author:** ![jhillestad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jhillestad](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jhillestad)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/server-settings-are-unavailable-ever-fixed/818026/3 "2022-11-11T13:20:32Z")
I opened the Setup plex.html and it said initializing and a spinning symbol then after awhile gave me this message “Something went wrong. Make sure the server is available and try again.” So I also tried the enableLocalSecurity to “false” and that does NOT help either … super frustrating … ---
**Author:** ![ear844](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ear844/32/292191_2.png) [@ear844](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ear844)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/server-settings-are-unavailable-ever-fixed/818026/4 "2022-11-17T09:40:19Z")
I am having the same issue as the OP. I am running Plex Media Server 1.30.0 on a 2012 Mac mini under Mojave 10.14.6 and I started getting the “_Server settings are unavailable_.” error a short while back. I have tried logging out of Plex and logging back in, I have tried the method described in the other article (“open Setup\ Plex.html”) and, after it put up “_Initializing Plex Media Server…_” with a spinning cursor for a while, I got an error doing that. What else can I do? Where are the Plex [server logs](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200250417-plex-media-server-log-files/) that I can look at to find out why it is throwing this error? Why can’t I log in to my lifetime Plex Pass account and tell it to (re)claim my Plex server? ¯\_\_(ツ)\_/¯ ---
**Author:** ![jhillestad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jhillestad](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jhillestad)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/server-settings-are-unavailable-ever-fixed/818026/5 "2022-11-17T12:35:41Z")
follow the post from nibbles… you need to 5put an older version of Plex on but clear some stuff first then do not update your server… ---
**Author:** ![ear844](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ear844/32/292191_2.png) [@ear844](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ear844)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 11:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/server-settings-are-unavailable-ever-fixed/818026/6 "2022-11-17T23:24:59Z")
I get a “_Oops! That page doesn’t exist or is private._” error from that link. Maybe the whole thread was removed? 🤷‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![nibbles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/nibbles/32/150497_2.png) [@nibbles](https://forums.plex.tv/u/nibbles)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 11:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/server-settings-are-unavailable-ever-fixed/818026/7 "2022-11-17T23:34:15Z")
That was accidentally a link to a PM between the two of us. So no soup for you there 🙂 Here’s [How To Sign Out PMS on a Mac, Downgrade, and Reclaim.](https://forums.plex.tv/t/server-settings-are-unavailable-after-last-update-macos/815975/50) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/server-settings-are-unavailable-ever-fixed/818026/8 "2023-02-15T23:34:41Z")
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