Imac boots up into user account

At start up my imac boots into my wifes account evem though it has a password How can i get it to boot up into the users screen

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You may have to press the padlock at the bottom left corner of the window first

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My wife just finished uni and has no need for her laptop any longer. I have an iMac that she has created a user account on and now uses this more than her macbook pro. We want to give her macbook away so someone can use it however im not sure how to move everything from her macbook pro to my imac and her user account.
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