iMac late 2013, MacOS High Sierra 10.13.1
I have password on my user account. And I don't need to enter my password after sleep-mode, desktop loading automatically.
Why? This is security question.
iMac, macOS High Sierra (10.13.1)
Sometimes after long sleep-mode (maybe all night) my iMac may start-up by itself. I didn't touch mouse or keyboard, but it just loading my desktop.
Do you have it set to automatically log into your account on startup?
Your description sounds like it may be crashing and restarting while sleeping. If so, you might find a kernel panic log in /Library/Logs/Diagnostic Reports. The name of the log will begin with Kernel.
There is this thread: Re: Sleep Wake Failure: Reboots only after upgrading to High Sierra
Sometimes after long sleep-mode (maybe all night) my iMac may start-up by itself. I didn't touch mouse or keyboard, but it just loading my desktop.
I can block the screen for 5 minute, come back, press any button and here is my desktop without password, but no program react. I need to press power button to activate sleep-mode again, press button and now I can enter password.
Open System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General. Click the lock and check "Require Password…"
I don't know what would cause that. You can try resetting NVRAM.
Thanks. But I know about this settings and it doesn't work sometime.
You're welcome. When doesn't it work and how often? Normally a feature either doesn't work or always works.
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