Mr.Athena
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Q: My mac won't let me turn off my automatic login

I don't need the security anymore and my account is the only one and the admin account, if that makes sense. I have been trying to remove the login by going to users and groups and clicking login options as well as security and privacy but there is not even an option to turn it off. I am upgraded to the latest OS and I would love it if anyone could help.

 

 

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MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)

Posted on Jul 23, 2014 1:05 AM

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Q: My mac won't let me turn off my automatic login

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  • by Esquared,

    Esquared Esquared Jul 23, 2014 1:26 AM in response to Mr.Athena
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    Jul 23, 2014 1:26 AM in response to Mr.Athena

    Is FileVault activated? If so you can't change te setting for automatic login, until you deactivate it.

  • by pham Chopra,

    pham Chopra pham Chopra Oct 16, 2014 11:22 PM in response to Mr.Athena
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    Oct 16, 2014 11:22 PM in response to Mr.Athena

    Will this  solution work on Yosemite

    Thanks

  • by Mjame78,

    Mjame78 Mjame78 Oct 20, 2014 1:16 AM in response to pham Chopra
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    Oct 20, 2014 1:16 AM in response to pham Chopra

    If you are using Yosemite, ensure you aren't using an iCloud password. Go to system preferences > users & groups > change password and if should come up with a list of options, tick 'use separate password' then change your password. Once you have done this you can turn the automatic login on or off. -Mel

  • by dang314,

    dang314 dang314 Oct 20, 2014 2:20 AM in response to Mjame78
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    Oct 20, 2014 2:20 AM in response to Mjame78

    If you are on Yosemite filevault is an option to turn on during setup.

     

    Automatic login being off is correct.

     

    However in the security and privacy pane there should be an option to disable automatic login that seems to be missing.

     

    I would look into that if I were you. Not saying theres a problem maybe it wont be there if auto login is turned off altogether, or if filevault is on. but definitely something i would check out.

  • by P.R.O.B.E.,

    P.R.O.B.E. P.R.O.B.E. Nov 2, 2015 10:01 AM in response to Mjame78
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    Nov 2, 2015 10:01 AM in response to Mjame78

    Thanks, your tip helped me too.

     

    I notice we can change the password back to the iCloud one, but I assume we have to repeat the procedure for any subsequent changes.

     

    Does this apply to any other System Preference/Administrator-level changes?