Log out after inactivity not working

megaMUERTE wrote:

On my MBP M1 Max 2021 14-inch I have set up my inactivity auto log out to be after 120 minutes. It does never log out after this period, no matter if I leave the lid open or closed :(

Using the Latest macOS Ventura 13.3

I already tried, as some other post suggested, deleting the com.apple.systempreferences.plist and restarting but didn't work.

It's funny because most articles out there talk about how preventing this from happening, well I actually want this to happen and it doesn't

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/bb6d08bd-df8a-4ec7-a55f-7a77ba3ac986

Have you shut down and restarted the Mac to test the new setting...?

megaMUERTE wrote:

Yes I have.

Then try a A SafeBoot How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support will sort many anomalies

Certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, including dynamic loader cache, etc.

Reboot as normal, and test— caches get rebuilt automatically.

megaMUERTE wrote:

Thanks leroydouglas . I did it and it didn't work either :(

Short of reinstalling the macOS on top of your existing macOS:

 How to reinstall macOS - Apple Support

I would file a bug report /submit your Apple Feedback here:  http://www.apple.com/feedback