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I thought I had my new Mac Air setup to open with my fingerprint. i did not set upa password. Now it is asking for a password wit my fingerprint. Can someone help me?

Setting up new Mac Air. Thought it was setup to open with my fingerprint and did not set up a password. It does not respond to my fingerprint and is asking for a password. Can someone help me?

Posted on Sep 17, 2020 1:26 PM

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Posted on Sep 17, 2020 1:42 PM

A password will always be required when booting the Mac. Touch ID works at wake from sleep. You can reset your password.


Change or reset the password of a macOS user account - Apple Support

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I thought I had my new Mac Air setup to open with my fingerprint. i did not set upa password. Now it is asking for a password wit my fingerprint. Can someone help me?

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