Hi Tim, Thanks for that, it explains a lot. I used the Mac on Sunday and Monday was a holiday here in NZ so I didn’t use it again until Tuesday. So that is the 48hours condition. Petrus
> On 30/01/2019, at 9:14 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Petrus, > > Welcome to the list. According to Apple documentation, in some situations, > you need to enter your password instead of using Touch ID. These situations > include: > > • If you've just restarted your Mac > • If you've logged out of your user account > • If your fingerprint isn't recognized five times in a row > • If you haven't unlocked your Mac in more than 48 hours > • If you've just enrolled or deleted fingerprints > > In addition to this, if your Mac is set to automatically log out after a > certain time of being idle, even though you didn't log out yourself, the > system has logged you out, so the second bulleted item is satisfied. That > setting is found under the General pane of Security & Privacy in System Prefs > within the Advanced section. For security purposes, either this setting > should be left enabled, or having your machine require sign in after sleep or > screen saver, which is also found in the General tab of the Security & > Privacy pane of System Prefs. > > HTH. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Jan 29, 2019, at 12:11, Petrus Tuerlings <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hello all, > My name is Petrus and I’m a new kid on the block. I got a MacBook Pro for > Xmas and I’m still learning how to use it. > Not sure if anyone else has noticed this? But I have the finger print ID set > up and it mostly works fine. But the Mac wants me to confirm my fingerprint > ID once a week by entering my password. This usually happens on a Monday, and > I first thought it was because I didn’t use the Mac on the weekends. But it > happened again this week after I used the Mac on Saturday and Sunday. > I don’t mind as it is easy enough to type in my password, but I was wondering > if others have noticed this? > Thank you, > Petrus > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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