Hi Denise, I sent this reply on 25 May but don't think it hit the list. You must already have a Password for your Administrator User Account to be able to operate your Mac.
Go to System Preferences > Users & Groups Users & Groups - Select your User Account Then Select - Login Options > Automatic Login - Select 'OFF' When you click on the login options button, you'll find various settings on right part of system preference panel. Find an option named - "Automatic login" and select "OFF" for it to completely turn off the automatic on startup Display login window: you can select 'List of users' or 'Name and password' Go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy - General You can set other security options here - Require password - immediately after sleep or screen saver begins or after a time. Click on 'Advanced' for other security settings If you find all the options grayed out ( not selectable ), you can unlock it by clicking on the LOCK icon located in bottom - left corner, you have to enter your password to make any changes Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > On 25 May 2014, at 10:27 pm, Denise Williams <wamugh...@bigpond.com> wrote: > > Hi All > I have a 27" iMac, OS 10.7.5 . I have never setup a password on this computer > so anyone can access it (simply by leaving the password box empty). I am > about to go O/S & just in case it's > stolen while I'm away, I want a password in place. I would like to know is it > as simple as just typing in a password in this box? Or do I set up the > password another way. Silly question I know, but it's the simple things that > can confuse us the most!!. > > Thanks for any advice > Denise Williams -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
