Lock computer only when computer closed

Hi,
I have a MacBook. I am trying to find a where the computer prompts me for a password only when i close the computer (not shutdown, but close the lid). Not everytime the monitor goes into screensaver or sleep mode. Is this possible?
Thanks

I believe that closing the lid forces the computer into the sleep mode.
Use a wake from sleep password, but turn off the normal sleep mode.
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Password lock only when lid closed

I'm reviving an old thread here to see if this is possible in Lion before I upgrade. Here is the original question from Haiiyaa as he stated it most succinctly:
Hi,
I have a MacBook. I am trying to find a way so that the computer prompts me for a password only when i close the lid . Not everytime the monitor goes into screensaver or sleep mode. I have looked for a solution for this all over the web, and it just doesn't seem possible. I am surprised that is the case. Isn't it a little annoying that you have to log in everytime the computer screensaver comes on?
Especially when I am in battery mode, the laptop goes into sleep mode very quickly. I don't want to log in everytime i need to use the laptop.
Thanks
Here are the two threads which covered it in 10.6. The answer was that this can't be done.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2133777?start=0&tstart=0
https://discussions.apple.com/message/10075887#10075887
Anyone have any new ideas?
Thanks,
M

Hi Matthew,
I'm sorry to say I have no answer, but I'm also searching a solution. Even though it seems to be poorly understood by most people, and appears relatively minor on the surface, I see it as a huge gaping security hole.
Take for example the following:
During the evening, I'm at home, around, making dinner and occasionally using my computer. It's open, on my desk, and is secure by the sheer virtue of there being nobody with access to it at that time. It may be hours between uses, but I don't ever want to be bothered for my password.
But, the moment I step out of the flat, or at a coffee shop, or if my bag is stolen, or when only my roommates are home, I want that thing to be locked. And I want that lock to be really, really easy to engage, in which I think that closing the lid is the simplest, quickest, and most visibe at a glance. No menus, hotkeys, dialogues, delays, etc..
So in summary, we want the same behaviour, which was really freaking easy in 10.5.x, and has been unceremoniously yanked out from our favourite os.
Booo!! Hisss!!

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bourquer wrote:
My cable box keeps resetting when ever the computer is on. I get an LDR code on the box, resets, I have to press menu to get the cable back on and then the reset screen loads. It will continue to reset every 10 minutes or less until the computer is shut off. I can have other devices connected to the internet but it seems this is the only device that causes a problem. I have verizon fios. I have had a new box come to the house already and hooked it up, same problem occurs.
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I wonder if perhaps you have that computer set to acquire a static IP Address from the FiOS router with an address of 192.168.1.1xx and that conflicts with the IP address used by the STB? The FiOS STBs by default acquire IP addresses starting at 192.168.1.100 and going up from there, depending on how many STBs you have, and computers, cellphones, etc. by default get their addresses via DHCP starting at 192.168.1.1. You can log into the router and see the various devices it sees with their IP addresses, and look in your system to see what IP address it has.
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I installed a FRESH 10.4. Imported my files and folders. Upgraded all the Apple software EXCEPT 10.4.7 combo updater. The partition worked fine, before and after sleep. Upgraded using the 10.4.7 combo updates.
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Having a second internal hard disk with identical OS and applications is like having a second computer in the same case. It is also a good idea to use backup software to auto-sync your user files in realtime. You can boot from one while repairing the other etc.

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