Enter your new password in two empty fields and keep password hint as empty ( optional ). Once you enter the credentials, two options will be shown ( a ) previous ( b ) next, click on next. Window appears, select your admin name it will prompt to enter Apple ID and password.
Select the language as English, go to utilities on top menu bar > Utilities > Terminal execute a command resetpassword and click on enter key. See this Keychain for Mac: login keychainĬlose all applications and shut down the computer, press command, R and power key simultaneously, release only power key and keep on holding command and R key until apple logo appears, the bar starts loading let it be completed. Once this is done, you won’t have to enter your password every time you wake your Mac after it goes to sleep or after the screen saver is activated.When you open your Mac in the display screen name and password field is shown and you can see your correct admin name and even you try to enter the correct password and it is not accepting, the only way to enter in Mac is update the keychain password as login password is kept same as keychain password for an administrator. Next, a pop-up will ask, “Are you sure you want to turn off screen lock?” Make sure you’re completely ok with this and select Turn Off Screen Lock.Ħ) Finally, you will be asked, “Do you want to turn off iCloud Keychain?” You can choose to Keep Using Keychain or turn it off for this Mac. As an alternative, you can always increase that time while still maintaining a certain level of security.ĥ) Enter your Mac’s password if asked. If you work in an office or if you have people around your computer, again, skip all that and maintain a high level of security on your machine.įollow these steps to prevent your Mac from asking password each time you wake it up:Ĥ) Uncheck the option that says Require password after sleep or screen saver begins. Obviously, if security is important to you, you should avoid what I’m about to share. How to stop having to log in to your Mac every time In this post, I’ll show you how to stop macOS from asking for a password or Touch ID authentication after waking up your Mac. What is a great security feature if you work in an office is somewhat of an annoyance to me, simply because I work from home and no one except my wife ever gets to touch my computer, making this password an extra step that I don’t need. One thing I noticed is that every time it goes to sleep or the screen saver kicks in, my Mac will require me to enter my user password when I wake it up. I recently got my new Mac, and I’m still going through all the settings to have it behave the way I want.
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