How can I enable automatic login when FileVault is enabled on OS X 10.10 Yosemite?

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How can I enable automatic login when FileVault is enabled on OS X 10.10 Yosemite?

When I try to enable automatic login when FileVault is enabled on OS X 10.10 Yosemite with the following Terminal command:

sudo defaults delete /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow DisableFDEAutoLogin

I get:

defaults delete /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow DisableFDEAutoLogin

2014-12-17 18:40:11.221 defaults[858:25739]

Domain (/Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow) not found.

Defaults have not been changed.

This method is mentioned for Mavericks at

OS X: How to disable automatic login when FileVault is enabled - Apple Support

but it dosen't work on Yosemite.

Any Idea how to enable automatic login when FileVault is enabled on Yosemite?

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013), OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Dec 17, 2014 9:47 AM

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Linc Davis

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Dec 17, 2014 3:04 PM in response to philoup

What is happening now, and what do you want to happen?

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philoup Author

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Dec 18, 2014 2:09 AM in response to Linc Davis

If I start my MacBook I have to enter a password to decrypt FileVault and then I have to enter a second one to log into my user account. I want to a login automatically to my account so I have to enter a password only once for FileVault. While I am the only person using this machine it will be ok if I enable automatic login for my user account.

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Linc Davis

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Dec 18, 2014 8:06 AM in response to philoup

This seems to be a bug. The only safe way to recover that I know of is to turn off FileVault, then turn it back on. Back up all data first.

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philoup Author

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Dec 18, 2014 10:48 AM in response to Linc Davis

Thanks for your hint! It is no bug... When I opened the FileVault preferences to turn it off I recognized that I just had to enable my admin account for FileVault as described here:

http://one.utsa.edu/sites/oit/OITConnect/mac/MacKB/Pages/Adding%20Login%20Users% 20to%20FileVault.aspx

to get what I wanted.

The solution was always there but I were always looking for it in "Users & Groups" Settings and tried to fix it with the Terminal m-)

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