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i have plex media server running on my imac. it requires a person to be logged in for the application to start. to have plex start upon reboot, i have set autologin turned on. Now I am trying to have the screen lock once autologin is complete, or as soon as possible.
I'm running Big Sur
thank you
iMac Line (2012 and Later)
Like I said above, in System Preferences > Energy Saver, you can go as low as 1 minute.
hot corner isn't going to work when no one is there when the mac is rebooted.
there must be a script that will lock the screen, ie a way to lock the screen via a command line.
plex doesn't and won't start as a service. it needs access to drives, etc. i've already been down that road.
it appears this may not be the correct group to post this. is there a better location that i should post, where people would know how to write script?
thank you. and as I said above, I've done considerable research and nothing worked before I posted. all the suggestions, examples, that did exactly what you said, no longer work in a newer OS.
how to lock screen after autologin
