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AppleFan.

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Apr 6, 2024
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Hi everyone,

I have a strange story to share. One of my family members had a weird issue with his MacBook. He opened it up to start his workday, and the Mac refused to accept his login password. He tried typing it in multiple times, but it kept denying him. He was sure he was typing in the correct password. The password is super simple, just numbers, not letters. So, I don’t think it was a case of him accidentally leaving the caps lock on.

After restarting the Mac, he was able to log in. I’m curious if this is a known bug or if it’s something else. I’ve never experienced anything like this before, and I couldn’t find any information about it online.

The Mac he’s using is an M1 MacBook Air running macOS Sequoia.
 
If restarting fixed it, either it was a software glitch or the Caps Lock was on but unnoticed. Either way, unless it happens again - don’t worry about it.
 
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