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Turning off authentication

Hi there,

Is there a way to turn off authentication completely on my Mac? I have a 2012 Mac Mini running Catalina and I'm the only person in my household who has access to this computer. I use it for productivity all day long and it's kind of annoying when I have to put my password in for everything I would like to change in settings, be it deleting an app, deleting files from certain folders, changing general settings, etc.


All the topics I found so far was about the 2F authentication and I really need a solution to get rid of passwords completely.


P.S.: I'not afraid of using the Terminal :)


Thanks

Mac mini, macOS 10.15

Posted on May 24, 2023 1:24 AM

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Posted on May 24, 2023 12:39 PM

Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Users and Groups and select Login Options.

Click on the padlock on the bottom left corner, and unlock

Select Automatic Login and pick the user you use to login.


Mind you, authentication will still be needed to install software, but at least the system will login as you.




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May 24, 2023 12:39 PM in response to AvantHarde

Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Users and Groups and select Login Options.

Click on the padlock on the bottom left corner, and unlock

Select Automatic Login and pick the user you use to login.


Mind you, authentication will still be needed to install software, but at least the system will login as you.




Turning off authentication

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