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Mac Os Sierra keep logging out !!

Hi


After updating the mac two days before.. it's keep logging me out every time I go full-screen when i watch a video on youtube or any other site .. tried it for (chrome-sfari-firefox) and same thing happened .. it's very very frustrated i can't do anything .. and this is happen only when i go full-screen!


and I have unchecked the (display have separate spaces) and nothing changed . .it's keep log out😟

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and by the way i have the (log out automatically) unchecked since ever


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i'm very frustrated with this problem .. please can any one help me ..😢😢

MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS Sierra (10.12)

Posted on Sep 22, 2016 7:10 AM

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Oct 11, 2016 11:19 AM in response to Dhalgren

I got this message from Apple:

Hello,


My name is xxxx, and I'm with the AppleCare Help Desk. I'm reaching out to you on behalf of Apple Engineering who would like us to gather additional details/data about the issue you've reported to Apple Discussions.


https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7678232
I am available between (Sun-Thursday 8am to 5pm EST). Please let me know the best telephone number you can be reached, and the best date+time you'd like to be contacted during those hours.


Sincerely,



Since English is not my native language, Can I tell them to contact you instead?


thanks

Oct 11, 2016 1:09 PM in response to Welloo

Hmmm, seems the Little Snitch thing doesn't solve the issue.

I started getting the issue again. I tried a re-install and uninstall of Little Snitch, but no joy.


I also tried the suggested:

sudo touch /Library/Extensions/ && sudo kextcache -v 6 -update-volume /

But I actually got a log out right at the moment the script was done running!


So I guess it's back to square one for me.


Again, I do not have the issue when not using an external monitor. So the solution for me is simply to work of the laptop screen instead.

Oct 11, 2016 1:14 PM in response to Welloo

I have, reluctantly, and after trying many solutions that worked for others but not for me (including Snitch), decided to just set up a new user and migrate everything from old to new. If you use Time Machine that should be a lot easier for you (http://danfrakes.com/2015/01/04/how-to-duplicate-an-os-x-user-account/); I don't, so I've been restoring from Mozy and reestablishing preferences, but it hasn't been as bad as I thought because of KeyChain and iCloud importing much of the most critical things like saved passwords, etc. I am mostly up and running now, and no issue with desktop spaces, full screen apps, etc. Once all done, will remove my old glitchy user. Just be sure that if you do this you make the new user an admin! Yeah, it was a huge time-suck. But it is DONE.

Oct 11, 2016 6:46 PM in response to isaiahfrommars

The new user I set up works great: none of the issues I and others have described in this thread. Works exactly as it should. It has taken me (is still taking) a lot of time to restore files from Mozy, and some preferences have to be re-established of course (like trackpad behavior, email signatures, etc.), but yes: setting up a new user and migrating from old user does work. And a lot of things I expected I'd have to re-do from scratch or migrate manually I didn't, like keychain, safari credit card info, contacts, etc—anything tied to your apple ID that iCloud stores.

Oct 11, 2016 8:18 PM in response to Welloo

Well... total failure for me. I installed Little Snitch this AM. Upon reboot, my MBP wouldn't recognize the Intel HD graphics driver. I tried resetting NVRAM and SMC to no avail. On the phone with entry level and senior tech at Apple support for over an hour to no avail. They said to nuke it all and start over with El Capitan.


Suck.

Oct 12, 2016 11:34 AM in response to Welloo

I have this problem too, but it’s not only related to changing full screen or using spaces. I’ve had it happen when just reading normal sites in Safari and nothing full screen or anything else happen. The whole machine hangs up for a minute or so, first the spinning beach ball and then that disappears. No cursor and you can’t bring up the force quit dialog or anything. Then after the minute or so it just dumps me out to the login screen. It feels like some major crash in something under the hood like the login process without which all your processes are killed and you find yourself at login again.

Mac Os Sierra keep logging out !!

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