After Monterey crashes and starts up again, there is no automatic login (the standard login screen is displayed with no user logged in). In Big Sur automatic login did function after a crash as I expected.
After a 'normal' shutdown/restart the automatic login is functioning as expected in Monterey.
How can I change this? I'm running Monterey 21.1 on a Mac Mini M1.
Mac mini 2018 or later
" no automatic login " implies Set your Mac to automatically log in during startup and normally, in my setup, is the Admin Account. Do not have any Standard Accounts and Guest Account is Turned off.
As for the Crash - does one want to explore the cause and possible Solutions ?
If so, do come back and we can see what we can help with it.
" no automatic login " implies Set your Mac to automatically log in during startup and normally, in my setup, is the Admin Account. Do not have any Standard Accounts and Guest Account is Turned off.
As for the Crash - does one want to explore the cause and possible Solutions ?
If so, do come back and we can see what we can help with it.
This increased security would have to be a Monterey 'feature', not M1-specific as I didn't have the same problem when I was running Big Sur on the same M1.
Any one else experiencing the same problem on Intel?
Can not speak to Automatic Log In as I do not use it nor will I use it. Personal Preferences.
IMHO it would be leaving the computer open to anybody passing by having automatic access to the computer and possibly changing things., a this will automatically have Admin Privileges .
The Crash is troublesome and bears investigating ? Never had a Crash on same machine as yours and never had a crash in Big Sur and not since upgrading to Monterey 12.01 and updating to 12.1
Thanks for your advice.
However, I don't understand the comments about automatic access. The user automatically logging in is a standard account and does not have admin privileges. Anyone wanting access to the computer would still need a password in the same way as if that someone switches the computer on (ie the standard macOS log in screen appears).
It could be that M1 Macs don't allow that. Apple has implemented various security features which prevent gaining access through restarting.
Monterey - no automatic login after MacOS crash
