Touch ID to unlock mac

[Fireball Dragon]

I have my MacBook connected to an external display.

When I return to my computer and press a button on my worlds keyboard, I am greeted with the log-in screen on the external display. however, there is no text-box field for my to input my password.

As a result, I have to lift the lid on my MacBook and use Touch ID to unlock.

If I disable the "use Touch ID to unlock MacBook" option from settings, it is fine.

The thing is, sometimes I want to use my physical password, and sometimes Touch ID. Does anyone know how I can do this?

 

[New_Mac_Smell]

I thought you could just start typing your password and it would come up with a text box and stuff?

 

[CalandUK]

Just click/double click the user icon and the box will appear for you to type your password, or just start typing your password as per previous post.

 

[steve-p]

I thought you could just start typing your password and it would come up with a text box and stuff?

I think that's right. A couple of times I've forgotten about Touch ID and just typed my password automatically, even though there isn't a password box initially.

 

[Fireball Dragon]

Ah, awesome, thanks!!

I just typed my password as advised and it came up

Before I was clicking my user icon and nothing was happening. Single and double clicks both not working....

 

[ManuCH]

By the way, if you click on the name below the user icon the text field also comes up.

 

[Fireball Dragon]

By the way, if you click on the name below the user icon the text field also comes up.

I just tried that it it seems to work. Thank-you. Just not sure why the password input box doesn't come up when I click on my icon.

 

[Weaselboy]

I just tried that it it seems to work. Thank-you. Just not sure why the password input box doesn't come up when I click on my icon.

You have to click about a quarter inch below the icon.

 

[Fireball Dragon]

You have to click about a quarter inch below the icon.

Thanks mate. I swear I was going that before and it wasn't working... But seems to be okay now!!

I also found out that the app DUET was causing some sleep-wake issues, too. Not sure if anyone is aware, so Ive uninstalled that for the time being, too.

 

[miamialley]

Thanks for the thread. I might have come across this problem soon.