This video shows how to enable automatic login for Macintosh Operating System users: 1.Click on the Apple icon in the top-left corner and select System Preferences. 2.Click on the Security icon. Until now, my machine hasn't used auto-login because I prefer to have the security it adds. However, if the machine had rebooted for whatever reason, I lost the ability to use any non-console apps by remote (thru VLC or their own private networkable side-interface) without physically logging into it in-person. Make sure to enable execution chmod +x /bin/disable-automatic-login.osa. Add /bin to path and run $ disable-automatic-login.osa to disable the automatic login. The documentation is out of date, so the properties may be incorrect, but the idea is the same.
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This document describes how to enable or disable automatic login for Mac OS X.
Nov 28, 2016 Automatic login not working? Although this feature lets the Mac log you in automatically when the computer is started, it will not log you in automatically again if you log out or switch users. If this happens, you will need to enter your password to re-enter your account. Oct 07, 2019 If you aren't logged in as an administrator, you're asked to enter an administrator name and password. Click Login Options in the lower-left corner. Choose an account from the “Automatic login” menu, then enter the password of that account. The account is now set up to log in automatically when your Mac starts up.
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- Click the Apple logo in the upper left corner of your screen.
- Click System Preferences.
- Click Users & Groups. In earlier versions of OS X, this category is called Accounts.
- Click the lock icon to unlock settings and enter your admin password when prompted.
- Click Login Options.
- In the field next to Automatic login, select the name of the user you would like to log in automatically. To disable automatic login, select Off.
- If FileVault is turned on, manual login is required for all accounts. You can turn FileVault off.
- If an account uses an iCloud password to log in, manual login is required for that account. You might also see the message “A user with an encrypted home folder can't log in automatically.” When changing the account password, you can choose not to use the iCloud password.
- Close System Preferences to save changes.
Important Note: If the username is grayed out, you are unable to enable automatic login as your Mac requires manual login. This can be fixed:
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Owner: | Karl W. | Group: | DoIT Help Desk |
Created: | 2014-04-17 17:19 CDT | Updated: | 2018-01-21 21:11 CDT |
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