Misleading/hurtful Post on forum: (Should be deleted/reported or blocked) possibly?

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Misleading/hurtful Post on forum: (Should be deleted/reported or blocked) possibly?

I did this suggestion (as shown below in the linked post) & it set Keychain Access and Safari Browser in to continual "Not Responding". Safari & Keychain Access wouldn't respond. I called apple support & they helped me fix the problem. Keychain access doesn't need to be locked for it's only unlocked when I am "on" my computer & only I have access to it.

I think the safe suggestion for anyone who wants to lock it should set it to "5 minutes of inactivity", never 0. Although setting that up will cause your Mac to ask you for the password to Keychain access every 5 minutes.

The link to the post is: Re: Keychain Access Won't Stay Locked

AnonyMouse

Q:Keychain Access Won't Stay Locked

I want Keychain Access to remain locked unless I manually unlock it.
Currently, whenever I reboot or log in, Keychain Access is unlocked even if I had previously locked it.
In Keychain Access preferences/First Aid, I've got all the settings unchecked yet KA won't stay locked.
What do I need to do to have KA stay locked?

AnonyMouseApr 21, 2007 6:29 AM in response to AnonyMouse

Apr 21, 2007 6:29 AM Re: Keychain Access Won't Stay Lockedin response to AnonyMouse

Ok, I discovered the method; in Keychain Access/Edit/Change Settings for Keychain "login", I need to have "login" Keychain Settings set to lock after "0" minutes of inactivity.

iMac (27-inch, Late 2012), null

Posted on Mar 2, 2018 7:37 AM

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Answer 1

zfJames

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Mar 2, 2018 7:50 AM in response to jennib01

According to the Apple Support Communities disclaimer, you understand that:

This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided; every potential issue may involve several factors not detailed in the conversations captured in an electronic forum and Apple can therefore provide no guarantee as to the efficacy of any proposed solutions on the community forums.

In other words, just because a solution doesn't work for you doesn't mean that Apple will take it off. Furthermore, the Terms of Use Agreement states:

Apple does not prescreen information submitted by users of the Site ("Submissions"). Apple retains the right, but not the responsibility, to edit or remove any Submission, including those deemed by Apple to violate the Agreement. Apple will make good faith efforts to investigate allegations that Submissions violate the Agreement but (a) makes no warranty to you that it will edit, remove, or continue to permit the display of any specific Submission, whether or not subject to such allegations, and (b) will have no liability whatsoever for editing, removing, or continuing to permit the display of any Submission whatsoever.

So Apple doesn't need to remove the post and probably won't.

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seventy one

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Mar 2, 2018 7:50 AM in response to jennib01

I will ask the hosts on your behalf. I can't see exactly what is hurtful unless the hosts have removed it already. Can you clarify

Keep well.

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seventy one

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Mar 2, 2018 7:52 AM in response to zfJames

I have since edited my post and hopefully Jennib01 will come back and clarify.

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zfJames

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Mar 2, 2018 9:49 AM in response to seventy one

I hope so as well! Thanks for thinking to ask for clarification! 🙂

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Allan Jones

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Mar 2, 2018 9:56 AM in response to jennib01

The post linked is from 2007 and AnonyMouse shows no recent activity. I wonder why any action at all is needed considering the original thread will celebrate its 11th birthday next month.

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