If you have an account with admin status then the password you change in sys prefs would be that admin password.
You can't really set up a password for the machine, each account would use their own password. There's a master password for Filevault, but I don't think that's the same thing. I'm running Tiger, so there may be differences. Under the 'Security' tab of sys prefs is an option to 'Require password to wake this computer from sleep or screen saver' and another one to 'Disable automatic login'. You'll want to tick both of these options. Apologies if your OS is different and the above is meaningless drivel. Darren On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Ranulph Glanville <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have never password protected my computers (though i do have an > administrator password). If someone picked up my computer they would > easily be able to access many web sites because passwords are stored > in keychain on the computer. I think I should password protect the > machine on start up and wake up. > > I had a look under users in systems prefs. But I'm not sure whether > the password I can change there is my administrator's password, or if > I can set up a password for the machine. > > For some reason, help opens a blank window and then crashes! > > Any pointers? > > Thanks, Ranulph > > > > -- Darren Morgan [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" 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/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
