Ok, that’s the answer, at least for now. If you disable automatic log in you will need to type your password each time you start your mac but the authentication issue will not occur. Since I know how to get rid of the issue each time, I’m going to reenable the automatic log in.
> On Feb 8, 2025, at 10:15 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Sorry everyone, I spoke too soon about the authentication bmessage being > gone. After hitting Send I realized that for some reason I had to enter a > login password when I started my Mac. Afterr a second restart, which > successfully auto logged me in, the authentication message is back. Again, > sincere apologies for the mistaken previous e-mail. > > Pete > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On > Behalf Of Mike Arrigo > Sent: Friday, February 7, 2025 7:07 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: VO Saying Authentication Oddity > > You have to make sure you command+tab back to finder before pressing the > control+command+q keystroke. If you are using a windows keyboard you would > press control+windows key+q. > >> On Feb 7, 2025, at 10:11 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> command+control+q doesn't lock my screen for some reason. I'm on Sequoia >> 15.3. Command-tab back to an open app like finder does do the trick so I can >> live with that until/when there's a resolution. >> >> Pete De Vasto >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On >> Behalf Of Mike Arrigo >> Sent: Thursday, February 6, 2025 6:02 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: VO Saying Authentication Oddity >> >> Yes, I have this issue as well. I don’t know how to solve it permanently but >> I can tell you how to solve it until you restart. Press command+control+q to >> lock your screen, then type your password and press enter to unlock it again. >> >>> On Feb 6, 2025, at 1:15 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>> >>> Hello all, >>> When I got my new Mac Mini, it was at Sequoia 15.0. It’s now been updated >>> to 15.3, and after completing the update, something strange is going on for >>> me. I don’t have anything open yet except for Finder, but whenever I go >>> into either System Settings or VoiceOver Settings, every time I exit either >>> one with command-Q, VO just says Authentication, and I’m seemingly in some >>> kind of no-man’s land where I can’t do anything. If I do command-tab I do >>> get back to Finder and can continue with what I was doing. I’ve used Be My >>> Eyes to take snapshots of my monitor when I get the Authentication message, >>> but all it’s showing is the what’s on my dock and that I have the Sequoia >>> scene on the rest of the window. If I do command tab I do get back into >>> Finder, and keep on going, but I can’t figure out why I get this >>> Authentication message every time I exit from settings. 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