Possible to have Macbook logout when screen is closed?

[brasskey]

I have a late 2008 aluminum Macbook running OSX 10.6.8. Is there any way to set the laptop to logout once the screen is closed? Thanks.

 

[iDuel]

Im not too sure about that, but I do know that when you close the lid on the MacBook, it does lock itself which is similar to logging out.

 

[brasskey]

Im not too sure about that, but I do know that when you close the lid on the MacBook, it does lock itself which is similar to logging out.

Mine doesn't. It just goes right back to the last thing I was working on.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Im not too sure about that, but I do know that when you close the lid on the MacBook, it does lock itself which is similar to logging out.

Do you just want to have some kind of password to protect your Mac?

I have a late 2008 aluminum Macbook running OSX 10.6.8. Is there any way to set the laptop to logout once the screen is closed? Thanks.

It does not, unless configured to do so.

Mine doesn't. It just goes right back to the last thing I was working on.

To configure the Mac to ask for a password upon waking it:

 

[brasskey]

To configure the Mac to ask for a password upon waking it:

Thank you. Is there another option to actually log the user out? If not, this will work. Thanks again.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Thank you. Is there another option to actually log the user out? If not, this will work. Thanks again.

You can always hit CMD+SHIFT+Q to log out.
Or if you want the ability to switch users*: http://www.macworld.com/article/49080/2006/01/lockscreen.html

* though that is also possible when the screen is locked via sleep