What is Mac error -5023 “afpUserNotAuth AFP User not authorized”?
What makes Mac error -5023 to occur?
This error occurs due to presence of catalog files, virus plays important role in occurring of this error as well as system problems, previous incomplete updates of Mac OS, accidental format of Mac hard drive, outdated software installed in your computer, downloading of e-bay in your system, incomplete installation of software which you want to install.
What are the symptoms?
When you try to install any program or an application in your Mac OS then you might have received an error message “error -5023 afpUserNotAuth AFP User not authorized.”
Occurrence of this error prevent you from opening of Mac programs, always appears an error message while starting Mac OS in your system, system performance gets slower down, system takes longer time to start or shut down Mac.
How to fix fix Mac error -5023 “afpUserNotAuth AFP User not authorized”?
Mac is the operating system developed by Apple Inc and especially designed for Apple computer. Mac operating system is a platform that supports multiple development technologies including Java, UNIX, Web Scripting database and a host of open source. But while working on Mac operating system you face many problems and error -5023 “afpUserNotAuth AFP User not authorized” is one of them. Let me introduce to this error. This error generates when there is a corruption of catalog files or important files get deleted from your Mac operating system. Mac error -5023 occurs similarly in all versions of Mac OS as well as has same effect. This error is not a serious problem but it can become critical if you avoid fixing this error message.
What makes Mac error -5023 to occur?
This error occurs due to presence of catalog files, virus plays important role in occurring of this error as well as system problems, previous incomplete updates of Mac OS, accidental format of Mac hard drive, outdated software installed in your computer, downloading of e-bay in your system, incomplete installation of software which you want to install.
What are the symptoms?
When you try to install any program or an application in your Mac OS then you might have received an error message “error -5023 afpUserNotAuth AFP User not authorized.”
Occurrence of this error prevent you from opening of Mac programs, always appears an error message while starting Mac OS in your system, system performance gets slower down, system takes longer time to start or shut down Mac.
How to fix fix Mac error -5023 “afpUserNotAuth AFP User not authorized”?
- If you are one of the victims of this Mac error then you need to follow given instructions:-
- Keep proper updating of Mac operating system and Mac programs.
- Make sure that your Mac files correct. Keep proper maintenance of Mac registry files because if it gets damaged then you have to face many system problems including error -5023.
- You should perform updates for antivirus that you have installed to protect your system form dangerous virus.
- If this error has affected strictly then you need to uninstall your Mac OS and reinstall it again.

