Hi, The VO at login option is in the Login Options area within the Users & Groups pane of System Preferences as well.
Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Mar 26, 2014, at 10:33 PM, Robert C <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > > Quote of the nanosecond . . . > I am opposed to millionaires.......but it would be dangerous to offer me the > position. > --Mark Twain > Robert & Annie Yanni ke7nwn > E-mail- > [email protected] > > 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. >>> >>> Quote of the nanosecond . . . >>> Oxymoron: Congressional Oversight >>> Robert & Annie Yanni ke7nwn >>> E-mail- >>> [email protected] >>> >>> 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. >>>>> >>>>> Quote of the nanosecond . . . >>>>> Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. >>>>> Robert & Annie Yanni ke7nwn >>>>> E-mail- >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to [email protected]. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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