Automatic login doesn't work

[Mackist]

Most of the time it does.
When it doesn't, it can happen after merely waking the computer from overnight sleep, though it has happened after full restart as well.
I thought it was caused by waking the Macbook Air with mouse, but it can happen when I just use the power button.
I of course have automatic login selected in preferences.
Neither turning off guest account nor trashing /library/preferences/com.apple.loginwindow.plist has helped.
I am told the latter should have turned off the autologin, but it didn't. So perhaps there's another plist to delete?

Thank you,
M

 

[Gwendolini]

Look into System Preferences: Security & Privacy: General: Require password ... .

 

[Mackist]

Good thinking. Unfortunately, require password on wakeup/screensaver has also never been checked.
And if it had been, one imagines the password would be required every time, as opposed to randomly once in a while, as is the case now.

 

[Gwendolini]

As you can set the interval pf when the password is required, it might not be asked every time you wake the computer.

Maybe create a new user and experiment in that to see if the same problem occurs there too. Otherwise I am out if ideas, not that I have that many.

 

[Mackist]

Will just have to file it away with the other billion incredibly-stupid/evil-features-of-apple-products.
Keep on Mackin!

 

[Erdbeertorte]

Okay, I just wanted to tell you the reason for it. But it seems you are not interested anymore.

Good bye!

 

[EdwardSmith36]

One should give positive response to all those who are trying to help you.

 

[Erdbeertorte]

One should give positive response to all those who are trying to help you.

Exactly! And that's why I will never see a post of that user again unless I click on that button (what I won't do):