I have a SSD for boot up ands its fast. I do not want the computer waiting for me to load all of my programs and services. I am the only user on my account. Is there a way to require the password after login. Alternatively if there is no proper way of doing it, I have found that:  Lock Workstation:  Rundll32.exe User32.dll,LockWorkStation   could maybe also be used. Is there a proper way of doing it in the windows. If not how can I have that command up there set to a startup script. If I were to go into Lock mode after login would in windows continue to run the start up procedures
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I want to configure Windows 7 to login automatically after the computer is switched on. That's not because I'm lazy and don't like typing passwords. That's because I want programs that are configured to run on startup run automatically.  But I don't want everyone to see my desktop, so I want my computer to remain locked. When I'm ready to work, I just type my password and don't have to wait until all startup programs run.
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I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 and afterwards, I accidentally set the administrator account password to empty/null. This gave me problems when trying to do administrative tasks in the GUI, so after reading up on askubuntu I used the passwd command to set the password for the account anew.  However, at the login screen when clicking on the account, I'm not asked to enter the password; but, instead, I log in directly as if there is no password set for the account.  When doing administrative tasks in the GUI, I will be asked for a password.  What do I do to be asked for the password at login time?  I did already try, several times, in the User Account settings window to set a new password for the account. That is, in the settings window it does not say "login without a password" for my account and it shows that there is a password set for the account.
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I disabled all services in services using msconfig and restarted.  Now - my login details no longer work. I have no network access and the forgot my password option doesn't do anything.  I have restarted using shift+restart to try get into safe mode but this just brings me to the same logon page.  Does anybody know what caused this or how I can resolve the issue?
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how can I reset a lost administrative password ,considering that Ubuntu and windows7 are both installed on the computer , considering also that "Boot up the machine,and after the BIOS screen, hold down the left Shift key." didn't logged me to any thing, just continue the loading of the system as normal??
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When I boot system in to recovery mode from GRUB menu, I can get in to all powerful root without entering any password, thus insecure.  How I can secure this and ensure that a password is asked every time I attempt to access root in recovery mode?
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I created an account ckurs on my FreeBSD 10 workstation. This account uses a custom shell-script as a login-shell that attaches the user to a tmux-session in read-only mode. I have sufficiently convinced myself that this is safe.  I would like to give others the ability to login to the user ckurs without providing any form of authentication (no password, no keys, nothing). In the past, I set a simple password for this account but getting users to type that in correctly always caused a little kerfuffle, so I'd like to avoid that.  I started by setting a blank password with pw usermod ckurs -w none. This works for local logins and su but not when I log in via ssh, instead, authentication is refused after prompting for a password three times.  What option do I need to set where in order to allow login without a password? Best would be a configuration that only applied to that one account.  I believe I have not changed any configuration regarding authentication on the system, I believe the system uses PAM to authenticate users by default (I'm not sure though), the PAM configuration hasn't been changed from the defaults delivered by FreeBSD 10.
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I have a computer with Windows XP installed.  My user does not have a password.  When Windows starts, it goes to the login screen. Because my user has no password, is there any way to bypass this screen, and log in automatically?
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So I've got a brandynew System 76 laptop running Ubuntu 14.04, and if I close the lid, putting it to sleep, and reopen it, I am presented with the very nice new Unity lock screen. However, when I enter my password, and it succeeds, it then presents me with a second lock screen. Where I have to enter my password again, before finally being let into the desktop.  Hash anyone else seen this sort of behavior?
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I had to reinstall recently. I installed normal Ubuntu 14.04. I then installed gnome/gnome shell/gdm. I then logged in my user to gnome. Since then I have been configuring my system.  Yesterday, unlock was working fine. Today, the automatic lock screen is not accepting my password as valid. It just takes the input like it's processing it, then takes me right back to the same password prompt. If I click the 'login as a new user' link, it takes me right back to the lock screen. Ctrl+Alt+F1, etc, does nothing.  I had to resort to a hard boot. I've tried this more then once. (first time was from automatic, idle time lock, second time was from my triggering the lock screen with the keyboard command).  I'm certain I have my password right, as I am able to get logged in after the cold boot.
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I was wondering if anyone knows how to configure a Windows 7 x64 Enterprise install that is on a domain to run a script if the user attempts to shutdown the computer - but I dont want the script to run if the user tries to log out.   Here is a bit of detail on my situation...  I have installed drive encryption software on 5 desktops that are in use by various people in my group.  These desktops are installed a few buildings away in a secure lab that very people have access to.   People in my group access these machines (8 Core 2600K Intel Sandybridge with 8GB RAM) over RDP to preform tasks that require heavy lifting that laptops are not well suited for.    I wrote a shutdown script (.hta file) to warn a user that if he/she shuts the computer down, they will have to get access to the lab and enter the drive encryption password in order to bring the machine back online.   The script has a timer that counts down for 1 minute and allows the user to cancel the shutdown command.    The script works as expected when a user tries to shutdown the computer, but I just realized that the script seems to run when a user tries to log off.  Is there any way to differentiate between a user logging off and a user shutting down a machine?   If possible, I would only want the script to run if the machine is shutdown.  If the user logs out, I would not want any script to run.  If this is possible, it seems like this would be managed via local Group Policy.     Let me know if you need any further details.
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I have disabled my windows 8 lock screen but i would like to disable logging in altogether so that windows 8 automatically logs me in. If it is possible to disable lock screen, see , then i'm sure there has to be a way of disabling logging in altogether but i don't just know how to. Can anyone help?
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Windows 8 asks for my Live login details when I login - I'd prefer to use a local password separate from my Live password. Is it possible to use a local password?  What do I lose out on if I don't use a Live account password?
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I’d like to assign an “Every Application” keyboard shortcut to bring up the login window, for when I step away from my computer. Is there a way to do this? (Lion-only methods are fine.)
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yesterday I installed Ubuntu 13.10, and since I rebooted my laptop, there is a user account called Light Display Manager as available option on my login screen.  A password is needed for login, but I don't know it, although I tried some.  Because of some answers I modified with sudo power one file as follows (added lightdm):  cat /etc/lightdm/users.conf  # # User accounts configuration # # NOTE: If you have AccountsService installed on your system, then LightDM will # use this instead and these settings will be ignored # # minimum-uid = Minimum UID required to be shown in greeter # hidden-users = Users that are not shown to the user # hidden-shells = Shells that indicate a user cannot login # [UserAccounts] minimum-uid=500 hidden-users=nobody nobody4 noaccess lightdm hidden-shells=/bin/false /usr/sbin/nologin   → But it didn't changed anything!  What is this? Why is this there? How can I remove (if it's unnecessary)? Thanks in advance for an answer!
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I have a program that requires administrative privileges to run (i.e. the UAC prompts when it starts)  Can i have this program run at start-up?  its in the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run  but fails to start when i log in.  How do i fix this?
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Windows has a slide-away lock screen, as is common for mobile operating systems designed for a touch interface, to prevent accidental input. On a desktop PC, laptop without a touch screen, or laptop for which accidental touches are unlikely (like a clamshell), this is just an extra unnecessary step before logging in. The option to disable the lock screen will disable the entire lock screen, including the password requirement, which is not always desirable.  While a keypress will dismiss this screen, there is a delay after that keypress before the password box becomes editable, so you can't just type "spacebar[password]" to log in. The first character or so of your password may be lost depending on your typing speed.  Is there a way to disable the swipe away screen, and have Windows wake up directly to the password/login screen?
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I'm confident that I do not need a password for my computer. How do I remove passwords for things like when the screensaver activates and installing software?