On screen lock mac goes to sleep impacting the downloads &amp; etc.  Is there any way I can lock the screen with password protection and not loose the connections ?  OS version: EL Captain  Currently
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I want to leave my Mac awake overnight so it syncs 4GB of data from Dropbox. I need to prevent the machine from going to sleep because that pauses the Dropbox sync  I've been using  to keep the computer awake, but it also keeps the computer unlocked which is insecure.  I need a method to keep my Mac awake (so that Dropbox can sync overnight) but also locked (so no one can read my email). It'd be great if this method also turned off the screen (to preserve power), but honestly that's not even 100% necessary.
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I noticed that I have passwords in the Password/Encryption Keys program  . It appears that anybody who walked up to my computer could go look at all my passwords without needing a master password. Did I do something wrong or is this the default behavior? And if so, why?   and what if i lock my password is it get locked till i log out or for every time when i have 2to see password then i have to unlock keyrings . if then so how i protect my passwords from other . and why it is done so
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The screen lock is not working, it does not lock the screen (no password required).  I would like it to prompt for a password every time the screen locks (clock screen).  All instructions tells me to enable this in privacy but I can not enable or disable as it's grey (gray).  Ubuntu 17.10 upgraded from Ubuntu 17.04, upgraded from Ubuntu 16.10.    Any help or advise would be great as I already tried many setting and installs and removes suggested on online.
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On my iMac, I keep a lot of supervision windows (displaying alarms and trends). These windows lead to priviledged access to very sensitive equipments. I would like to protect this iMac from any accidental typing on the keyboard or mouse mouve, and password protect it from any other local access.  I would like to be able to start my screen saver (which will lock my mouse and keyboard by asking my password), but to keep a full acces to the actual display.  Is there any way to make a transparent locked screen?
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How can one configure MacOS (10.8 or higher) to automatically and immediately call a user-designated script (probably a bash script) upon the user closing the display lid of a MacBook Air or Pro?  Details.  I want to do this because in some scenarios my MacBook Air 2013 running 10.8.5 does not immediately sleep/lock the screen upon lid close (possibly because a VPN client is trying to open a connection).  As such, I want the system to immediately execute a script which calls  upon lid close.  However, I don't know how to call scripts upon display-lid closing.
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Every time I start up the pc or lock it manually and I want to log in again, I have to press random button or mouse click to remove the "Start-screen background". After that I can enter my password/pin to unlock the pc.   What I want is to just start enter the password/pin right away and be done with it. Why show a start-screen that's made for removing anyway?  So how do I skip the lock-screen image? Or make it automatically move away? Or move the password/pin box to the lock-screen? Anything will do, I just want to instantly enter my credentials and be done with it.
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I know it should be straight forward but unfortunately, it  isn't.  I did disable the guest user in the System Preferences by unchecking the checkbox for Allow guests to login in to this computer, but it still shows up on the login screen.  I have heard that disabling 'Find My Mac' would fix it for OS X Lion, but I want to keep it.  Is there a way to do this?
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Recently upgraded to Ubuntu 18.10, having two problems.  Easiest to explain: when I open "settings", go to "privacy", select "screen lock", I get the popup window with the screen lock settings, but everything is grayed out:   Second issue: If I step away from the machine for long enough (seems to be 5 minutes), the screen blanks. Hitting a key or moving the mouse wakes it up. But when it wakes up, the only things on the screen are the icon bar at the left and the top bar with status icons on the right end. The rest of the screen is blue, not my normal lock screen image. The screen isn't locked, it doesn't prompt for a password, it's just...blue.  I can move the mouse pointer around the screen, the icons react if I click on one, I can bring up the popup with volume/brightness controls on the top bar. But if the pointer is on the blue background, neither left nor right button clicks do anything.  Now, if I press ctrl-alt-F1 from there, I get a lock screen where I can enter my password. Then I get the blue screen back, but if I press ctrl-alt-F2 I get my normal screen (with running applications) back.  ctrl-alt-F2 without going through the lock screen first does nothing.  I'm not finding anything while searching that matches either of these sets of symptoms. Suggestions?
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I'm running Windows 8 Enterprise x64 (RTM), and I cannot figure out how to disable to the lock screen that appears after the computer has been idle for 10-15 minutes.  I've tried the following, and none of them work:  1) Disabling Screen Saver "display logon screen" option.    2) Disabling the Power Plan "require a password" setting.     3) Changing the lock screen policy:      None of these disable the lock screen, it still appears after 10-15 minutes. The only setting that has any affect at all is changing the policy (#3 above), but it merely disables the Welcome Screen image (the one that you click/drag/type on to get to the lock screen). But you still end up at the lock screen and have to re-enter your password.  Short of disabling the user login completely, is there any way to disable the lock-on-idle setting in Windows 8?
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My new MacBook Pro powers on automatically when the laptop lid is opened.  Can I disable it ? If yes, then how to do it ?
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This might be a bizarre but crucial question, can I fully trust leaving my laptop in repairs (Genius Bar) while they have full access to it ?  I recently went to the genius bar to get my display fixed, and apparently they asked for my laptop's password just in case they need some "testing" after they're done. Can't they do that as a guest account ?  I got sensitive information on my laptop such as passport copies etc, as well as passwords saved in Safari's keychains for my bank account, paypal, amazon etc ..  The service is due later on today, shall I change my password and ask them to contact me directly if they need something specific ?? They're going to fix in 3 hours so I'll be in the mall whilst they finish.
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There is no "Lock" option showing up in the user menu, and the standard shortcuts (Ctrl+L or Ctrl+Alt+L) don't do anything.  I'm running Fedora 19 with Gnome Shell 3.8.3, and XDM 1.1.11.  I'm using XDM because of broken XDMCP support in GDM - but before I upgraded to Fedora 19, I did have the lock option, even when using XDM.     I've posted an answer reflecting the results of my own research. It basically says that it's not possible to have screen-lock integrated into Gnome 3.8 without running GDM.      I really hope there's a better answer available though - so please add your own answer if there's any way to do this that I overlooked.
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I was playing around with the Find My Mac iPhone app (just testing it out) and hit the "lock" option. My MacBook Pro is now locked and I have no place to enter the 4 digit PIN.  When I start it, it shows the Apple logo with a loading circle and it shuts down. If I start whilst holding alt it asks for the PIN, which I enter, then it shows three partitions: Macintosh HD, Recovery &amp; Windows. If I select Windows it works perfectly, but the two others show the problem with the Apple logo and loading circle before it shuts down.
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I have MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014) and OS: 10.13.6  My pmset outputs:  $ pmset -g System-wide power settings: Currently in use:  standbydelay         10800  standby              1  womp                 1  halfdim              1  hibernatefile        /var/vm/sleepimage  powernap             1  gpuswitch            2  networkoversleep     0  disksleep            0  sleep                0 (sleep prevented by coreaudiod, Google Chrome)  autopoweroffdelay    28800  hibernatemode        3  autopoweroff         1  ttyskeepawake        1  displaysleep         20  acwake               0  lidwake              0   You can see that I have set lidwake to 0. But, I did two tests:  1, Close the lid, and then open the lid. The display and system just turned on.  2, TopLeft Apple logo --> Sleep --> Close the lid. Then open the lid. The display and system turned on again.   Why does this happen? I just want to prevent my macbook awake when I open the lid.   When it works, I think it will be awake only when I press any keys on the keyboard, is this right? If this is right, how to wake the system and display only when I press the power button? This is kinda second question. You can ignore the second question.  PS:   I found     having the same issue. And all the discussions end up no solution... What a pity!
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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 getting more interested in using Terminal as an alternative way to address solutions on my Mac. I have seen this question entitled .  I would therefore like to know:  How to shut down, restart and sleep my Mac using the Terminal command exclusively ?
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This is kind of an unusual question: a (non-technical) friend of mine (quite literally) on the other side of the world finds herself in the following situation:   A person died unexpectedly, their Mac is still running and displaying the Lock Screen, and nobody has the password nor any sort of technical expertise. They would like to get access to at least the data on the disk, maybe also the account. They are currently afraid to shut down the computer because it displays a warning about unsaved files.  Is there any chance they can get into the account from the Lock Screen? I guess not.  Failing that, what would be the easiest way to gain access to the data (after a forced reboot)? Single User Mode?