08.09.05

Mac Auto Login Bug

Posted in Apple at 1:46 pm by Keith

I’ll expound on this further when I learn more, but apparently Mac OS X has a bug w/ the automatic login settings. If your mac unexpectedly starts requesting a username and password when you start it up even though you have “Automatically log in as” selected then you’ve encountered this bug. To get around it change from “Automatically log in as” to one of the other login options, restart and log in, then change it back.

To access this option:

1. Open the System Preferences application. It is found in the Apple menu.
2. Click on the “Accounts” icon in the System Preferences window.
3. Click on the “Login Options” item in the list of accounts on the left side of the “Accounts” System Preferences window.

Of course, this is the least secure login method. I would recommend not using automatic login to keep your computer more secure.

more info on disabling auto login

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