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How to Use iCloud Password to Login & Unlock Mac OS X

Hi, i am unable to use my iCloud password to unlock my MAC. See screenshot below. It does not even give me a choice to use iCloud password to unlock the MAC



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MacBook, iOS 8.3

Posted on Sep 25, 2017 7:37 AM

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Posted on Sep 25, 2017 8:02 AM

You Mac password is totally local ad separate from any other password - each user account on the Mac has it's one password - you could make yours the same as your iCloud password but there is no need to and even if you do if you change either it does not change the other one


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Sep 25, 2017 8:02 AM in response to ashish2ranjan

You Mac password is totally local ad separate from any other password - each user account on the Mac has it's one password - you could make yours the same as your iCloud password but there is no need to and even if you do if you change either it does not change the other one


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