Did you unlock these preferences first? Some preferences such as the account options are locked even if you are the administrator.
On Jul 28, 2011, at 5:36 AM, Frank Ventura wrote: > I am still struggling with this issue. I have found options for > disabling auto login in the Accounts applet of system preferences but > all items appear to be dimmed. There is a radio button for auto log in > as well as check boxes for use voice over and show password hints. All > of which are dimmed as well. In security there is only one button that > is not dimmed. > Frank > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Arrigo > Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 7:59 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Auto log in for the Mac > > It was in security I think, something about the automatic log in. > On Jul 3, 2011, at 12:05 PM, Missy Hoppe wrote: > >> Hi! I had this problem for a while, but changed it somewhere under >> system preferences. I wish I could remember exactly, but the 1 thing I > >> remember clearly is that 1 setting was the opposite of what you'd > logically think it should be. I think you have to disable auto-login. > Anyway, mine doesn't do it any more. Good luck fixing the problem. >> Missy >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Frank Ventura >> Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 9:47 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Auto log in for the Mac >> >> Hi all, my Mac Book Pro just started doing something different after >> the last round of updates. When powered on it used to immediately log > me in. >> Now when powered on it lands at the log on screen and asks me to log >> on, even though I have the only account on this Mac. Any ideas how I >> can fix this? >> Tia >> Frank >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
