Tim,
Valid points and I should consider that the Mac being a portable
device, I ought to leave it in a secure state.
I may have disabled VO somehow at login so if I turn it back on,
logins will be easier and heck, can just leave the macnine running all day.
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On 3/26/2014 9:20 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
Hi,
If I'm understanding correctly, you'd like your computer to go directly to your
Desktop without a Login screen. That's not a recommended behaviour because if
your machine is stolen or accessed by someone else, they have easy access to
all your personal files. Now, if that isn't a concern to you, then do the
following:
* go to the Apple menu and choose System Preferences.
* Select Users & Groups.
* Unlock the pane by pressing on the lock near the bottom of the pane, then
enter your password.
* Interact with the Users, Groups & Login Options List near the top of the pane.
* navigate to the last item in that list, it should be Login Options.
* Stop Interacting with the list then navigate right to the Automatic Login
pop-up.
* select which user you want to automatically login to on startup.
* close System Prefs.
That should do it. A few things to note though. If you have iCloud keychain
turned on, this is definitely a bad idea as your saved passwords and such are
more easily accessed by anyone who gains access to your machine. If you don't
use that feature, then it's not such a big deal other than what I mentioned
earlier. If the Automatic login pop-up is dimmed, then you did not unlock the
pane yet. If this is the way you wish to have your computer configured, make
sure that you still have a password set so that your Mac, at least, requires
that Admin password for installations or modifications to the system. It will
need to be a password that is easy for you to remember since you're not needing
to enter it very often.
HTH.
Later...
Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada
On Mar 26, 2014, at 9:10 PM, Robert C <[email protected]> wrote:
Tim,
Got it using the Create a New Keychain option. Now I need to change an
option so I do not have to enter the login password each time I boot up. Where
would I do that? Thanks again.
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On 3/26/2014 3:12 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
Hi,
It kind of depends. If you changed your password via the Terminal or from
another user, then the Login password and Keychain are likely different. If
you change your password for user Bob while logged in as Bob, then the login
password and keychain will match. So, the easiest method to clean up this
problem is simply to change your password again while logged in as that same
user.
HTH.
Later...
Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada
On Mar 26, 2014, at 4:03 PM, Robert C <[email protected]> wrote:
Some time ago, I found I had to reset my login password on the Mac and that
led to having to change the keychain password. Now I am working with this again
and want to know if the password for each is the same? Thanks.
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