10.6.4 set a password ?
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From: Howard on 21 Jul 2010 20:22 Hi guys, I have never had a password on my iMac except for the system password of course. So anyone turning it on can open the files and stuff. can I set a general access password so that anyone starting my mac needs to input it ? but it gives access to everything ? Howard
From: Sara Merriman on 22 Jul 2010 01:35 In article <1jm0bpw.1xui38mi8wko8N%Howard.not(a)home.com>, Howard.not(a)home.com (Howard) wrote: > Hi guys, > > I have never had a password on my iMac except for the system password of > course. So anyone turning it on can open the files and stuff. > > can I set a general access password so that anyone starting my mac needs > to input it ? but it gives access to everything ? > > Howard Go to system prefs/accounts and turn off automatic login. This will use the password you already have, you don't need to set another one. If you don't want other people to know that password, then create a new user account with its own password and then disable automatic login so that there's a choice of the two accounts when the machine starts up. -- Sara Cuddler of rats, cats and husband
From: Howard on 23 Jul 2010 08:55 Sara Merriman <saramerriman(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > In article <1jm0bpw.1xui38mi8wko8N%Howard.not(a)home.com>, > Howard.not(a)home.com (Howard) wrote: > > > Hi guys, > > > > I have never had a password on my iMac except for the system password of > > course. So anyone turning it on can open the files and stuff. > > > > can I set a general access password so that anyone starting my mac needs > > to input it ? but it gives access to everything ? > > > > Howard > > Go to system prefs/accounts and turn off automatic login. This will use > the password you already have, you don't need to set another one. If you > don't want other people to know that password, then create a new user > account with its own password and then disable automatic login so that > there's a choice of the two accounts when the machine starts up. Tks Sara - is the password that applies the one I have to type in when I stall a piece of software ? I notice when I go into the security preference it does not offer any ability to set that password or change it ? sorry to ask a stupid Q but what is the significance of a different user ? Does it restrict access to other people's data ? apps ? desktop background ? I'm not sure I understand it's puspose.. Howard
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 23 Jul 2010 09:08 On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:55:54 +0100, Howard.not(a)home.com (Howard) wrote: >Sara Merriman <saramerriman(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > >> In article <1jm0bpw.1xui38mi8wko8N%Howard.not(a)home.com>, >> Howard.not(a)home.com (Howard) wrote: >> >> > Hi guys, >> > >> > I have never had a password on my iMac except for the system password of >> > course. So anyone turning it on can open the files and stuff. >> > >> > can I set a general access password so that anyone starting my mac needs >> > to input it ? but it gives access to everything ? >> > >> > Howard >> >> Go to system prefs/accounts and turn off automatic login. This will use >> the password you already have, you don't need to set another one. If you >> don't want other people to know that password, then create a new user >> account with its own password and then disable automatic login so that >> there's a choice of the two accounts when the machine starts up. > >Tks Sara - is the password that applies the one I have to type in when I >stall a piece of software ? It is indeed. >I notice when I go into the security preference it does not offer any >ability to set that password or change it ? It's in Accounts Preferences instead, pick yourself from the list on the left and press the "Change Password" button. >sorry to ask a stupid Q but what is the significance of a different user >? Does it restrict access to other people's data ? apps ? desktop >background ? I'm not sure I understand it's puspose.. It gives a complete second environment and set of user folders (documents, music, desktop, mail etc) which other users cannot look at. It's primarily useful when you have two+ people who share a computer, but it can also be useful to have a home and a work setup, or a second account for visitors, and so on. Cheers - Jaimie -- "Some people think that noise abatement should be a higher priority for ATC. I say safety is noise abatement. You have no idea how much noise it makes to have a 737 fall out of the sky after an accident." -- anonymous air traffic controller
From: Sara on 23 Jul 2010 10:11
In article <1jm358b.11xwjzx1v7lkcyN%Howard.not(a)home.com>, Howard.not(a)home.com (Howard) wrote: > Sara Merriman <saramerriman(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > > > In article <1jm0bpw.1xui38mi8wko8N%Howard.not(a)home.com>, > > Howard.not(a)home.com (Howard) wrote: > > > > > Hi guys, > > > > > > I have never had a password on my iMac except for the system password of > > > course. So anyone turning it on can open the files and stuff. > > > > > > can I set a general access password so that anyone starting my mac needs > > > to input it ? but it gives access to everything ? > > > > > > Howard > > > > Go to system prefs/accounts and turn off automatic login. This will use > > the password you already have, you don't need to set another one. If you > > don't want other people to know that password, then create a new user > > account with its own password and then disable automatic login so that > > there's a choice of the two accounts when the machine starts up. > > Tks Sara - is the password that applies the one I have to type in when I > stall a piece of software ? Yes, that's the one. > > I notice when I go into the security preference it does not offer any > ability to set that password or change it ? It's is account prefs, not security. > > sorry to ask a stupid Q but what is the significance of a different user > ? Does it restrict access to other people's data ? apps ? desktop > background ? I'm not sure I understand it's puspose.. > Yes, that's what it does. You can have several people all with an account on the same machine and they're walled off from each other's data. Each will have their own desktop, documents and prefs. There's even an account-specific applications folder so one user can install an app that the others can't use - as long as that user has the necessary privilages to install apps. I noticed that Filemaker installs into the user's applications folder instead of the main one by default. Bloody annoying. -- Sara Run out of ideas for a sig for the moment |