How to avoid login screen?

[Giuanniello]

I arranged an old 2010 MacMini as a music server with an app which I can control over my mobile phone but even tho I set the Mini not to ask for a password each and every day I try and use it to play music with the player active it doesn't unless I perform remote access off another computer (it runs headless connected to a TV via HDMI just in case).

Weird is that I removed the password to avoid entering it each and every time but if I wanna remotely access it with file sharing I get asked for password but it doesn't allow me, if I go through screen sharing it then works...

Also, it had no energy saving restrictions, no screen and no disk stop, always active.

Any suggestions to make so I don't have to unlock it before using?

Grazie

 

[BrianBaughn]

Just to confirm…you have System Preferences>Users & Groups>Login Options>Automatic login: set to your account?

Does the Mini have Filevault or a firmware password enabled?

 

[Giuanniello]

Just to confirm…you have System Preferences>Users & Groups>Login Options>Automatic login: set to your account?

Does the Mini have Filevault or a firmware password enabled?

I think you got me the right hint, a panel I never gave any attention before, this preference pane where user get asked to type the password after either stop or screensaver activation, since I had no password inserted I had to first input one then being able to disable the request in the pane, tomorrow we'll figure it out.

Thank you so much for your hint

 

[BrianBaughn]

That is likely the reason.

 

[Giuanniello]

Grazie ancora 👍🏻

 

[Giuanniello]

Back to square one, now when I try and access the computer it doesn't ask for password but won't play any sound, I have to restart it as, apparently, once the DAC is disconnected even tho I manually (off Remote Desktop) pick it as output source, no sound and only option is to reboot the Mini :-(

 

[Macsonic]

Not sure if this solves the problem. If your DAC is connected via USB to your Mac Mini, maybe you need to System Preferences/Sound/Output and select the DAC USB device to enable the audio.

 

[Giuanniello]

Yes, that's part of the issue, main one being that if I switch off the DAC it won't play even tho I manually get into the OS preferences pane and select it which is not the purpose of having a headless computer, solution being to leave the DAC always on which bothers me because of the power brick unit's led being as bright as a xmas tree...

Grazie e buona Pasqua