Hi, The Auto-Login feature is in the Users & Groups pane of System Preferences. When in that pane, unlock the pane with your Admin password, then Interact with the Users, Groups & Login Options list and select the Login Options item at the bottom of the list. Stop Interacting with that list then VO-right once to the Automatically Login pop-up menu item. You can choose the user you wish auto-logged in from that menu. You will be required to enter the users password to set things up in this manner. Regarding a null password, it’s allowable within the MacOS, although you’ll be given a warning about it’s obvious lack of security.
By the way, I must have missed or ignored the original post about being burned by Yosemite. What was your initial issue with the login? Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada > On Nov 12, 2014, at 9:12 AM, Janina Sajka <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks, Shawn. I agree with your approach. In fact I've set my several > vms for auto login figuring I've already handled that for the host > machine, why worry about it in the guests? > > However, I'm disinclined to change the password to a null string, if the > system would even permit that! And, I don't see an option for auto login > under either Security and Privacy, or under Users and Groups. I know > I've seen it before, but I'm not finding that now. > > Disabling auto login while the machine is home, then enabling it for the > road would be my preference, I think. > > Janina > > > > Shawn Krasniuk writes: >> Hi Janina. What you could do in the meantime until someone sighted can help >> you with your login issue is in system preferences under privacy and >> security I think it is, enable automatic login. Or if you're the only user >> of your Mac, delete your password altogether and not bother logging in. This >> is what I do since most of the time I keep my Mac at home and I'm very >> careful who uses it. I know some people may disagree with this approach, but >> it's what you're comfortable with and if you're having problems logging in. >> >> Shawn >> Sent From My White MacBook >> >>> On Nov 11, 2014, at 9:12 AM, Janina Sajka <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Janina Sajka writes: >>>> I've had no other issues, but I'm not a sophisticated Mac user. >>>> >>> Actually, that's not true, now that I focus on it again. >>> >>> My time zone won't adjust correctly. >>> >>> I left California the other day on a jet plane. I was on wifi all the >>> way across the continent to Washington, DC. My clock still hasn't >>> adjusted to Eastern Time. >>> >>> My attempts to make it adjust, either from the Date & Time utility, or >>> from the CLI, have only resulted in pushing it into UTC. >>> >>> I imagine a reboot will fix this, but I'm loathe to reboot while I'm >>> still uncertain about login until I've someone sighted around to get me >>> over that part of the boot, should login become an issue again as it was >>> for me in California. >>> >>> Janina >>> >>>> Janina >>>> >>>> Deedra Waters writes: >>>>> I saw some that had problems with the latest osx upgrade.... What i want >>>>> to know is how much trouble am i going to have upgrading as a new mac >>>>> user? My macbook air didn't come with the latest version so i >>>>> apparrently have to upgrade and i dont want to break things!!! 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