Automator Wont Type My Password

I enabled Universal access, but when i record myself Unlocking something and enter my password, the I "Watch Me Do." Automator, only unlocks but never types in the my user password! which renders the automation useless. Whats going on? and how do I solve this. Also, I checked off hide, It's still showing me what it's doing when I log off and log back in.

iMac intel Duo Core 2.4, Mac OS X (10.5), 4 gig, Alesis io14, Krk Vxt6

Posted on Jan 17, 2009 8:24 PM

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Jan 18, 2009 8:32 AM in response to red_menace

Can someone who doesn't want to be unnecessarily vague help me out? I have an application that is asking me for a password to unlock and make changes, I am trying to use the Automator and forsome reason it doesnt record me typing in my password, but only records my mouse and click movements, Thanks!

If you are gonna post a solution, Explain smh i went to the site, and it explained what Keychain did. I dont know how to use it in this case, or if it's even a solution

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Jan 18, 2009 3:31 AM in response to OneKenna

Apparently, vagueness begets vagueness.

Not once did you mention what application you are using. You did mention a random checkbox for hiding something, and relate how it doesn't work when logging in and out, but not what you are hiding or where this checkbox exists. And that was some secondary part of the question apparently not immediately relevant to your main concern.

Your original post is missing words and oddly punctuated, and your next follow up was a single word. While the answer to your one-word follow up was also one word, it at least was a link to a page with more information and other links.

Since you had been initially vague about your own situation, I wouldn't doubt it was expected that you wanted to keep some information about your situation private and was willing to research the answer on your own. That link appears to be loaded with valuable knowledge for such a person. However, your expression of frustration now makes this possibility unlikely, and it would seem you simply didn't bother to share anything else about your situation. Did you want people to put you under a severely bright lamp in a dark room and interrogate you to get more info from you? Why not just volunteer the information?

Here's an idea. How about reading your own posts on this thread as if somebody other than yourself wrote them, and then trying to imagine what it would be like trying to figure what this posted question is about?

Then, reconsider the supplied help you've received from people having to guess wildly about your situation. You've already been told Automator won't record passwords, which shouldn't be too much of a surprise since most password fields only show black dots when you're typing. Maybe you weren't sure if it would work, but now there should be no question that it won't.

Until you supply more info of what you are doing, your expectation of people psychically knowing what you are experiencing will lead to further frustration on your part. Under you name on the left side is says you've posted over 200 times to these support forums. It's kind of hard to believe you haven't picked up on the necessity of communicating and dialoging about a question before a solution is discovered. Not to mention, there is always the possibility that what you are after isn't going to be possible within the limits you demand. But isn't that life? Isn't that what happens in the Universe? Doesn't everything fit into that realm of possibilities?

Essentially, either it can or can't be done, and so don't be so surprised when the limits you set are too limiting.

Would you care to provided any more details? Or would rather complain some more about people not reading your mind? Just asking…

Jan 18, 2009 8:57 AM in response to OneKenna

Sorry, maybe I should have added a question mark. Automator isn't magic, it just provides various simplified routines that can be strung together into some kind of workflow, and will only work within certain boundaries. Security is one of those boundaries, and having any kind of script deal with passwords can be a concern, so keychains are a method to handle that.

As already mentioned, most of us don't read minds (people get all excited and start breaking out the torches and pitchforks when I do that), so any response at this time is a shot in the dark. I figured I would point you in some direction, although if you do not understand programming concepts the answer might as well be "42".

Jun 1, 2009 4:47 AM in response to OneKenna

record the password input but not in the password input box.
the drag the operation record to the login operation record,
then Automator will be type your password automatically.

in Automator
[action1]
accounts: type 'vawidea'
password: type ''

[action2]
password: type 'mypassword'

drag the [action2]password to [action1] and del password:type''

sorry my pool english.

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