"Require password to wake computer" background color

Is there any way to change to color of the background when you awake from sleep and are presented with a login screen? I'm kinda tired of black, an image would be great. Anyone know of a way to do this?

Dick M wrote:
Still don't know what you're getting at? When I wake my machine from sleep it goes to the desktop I've set. Go to System Preferences (Apple Logo upper left hand corner) and Desktop Screensaver then Desktop. Is it set to black in solid colors?
He has it set to ask for a password-a dialog box comes up prompting for a password, with a black background. When you enter it and press enter, your normal desktop appears.
There's no way to change that color, AFAIK.

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Unix command to require password to wake computer from sleep or screensaver

Yo folks,
Just as the subject says, is there a Unix command we can send that turns on the option to require password when the computer wakes from sleep or screensaver...which is the first option in System Preferences --> Security?
I looked through the systemsetup commands and didn't find anything.
Thanks!

Run the following AppleScript:
set items_1 to items -18 thru -2 of (do shell script "ifconfig en0 ether")
set items_2 to ""
repeat with this_item in items_1
if this_item is greater than ":" then
set items_2 to items_2 & this_item
end if
end repeat
set the_path to "defaults read ByHost/com.apple.screensaver." & items_2
set old_string to do shell script the_path
set new_string to (items 1 thru 6 of old_string) & "askForPassword = 1;" & (items 27 thru -1 of old_string) as string
do shell script "defaults write ByHost/com.apple.screensaver." & items_2 & " '" & new_string & "'"
The necessary plist key is part of an array, and is in a file which has the computer's Ethernet address in its file name, so the script needs to handle both tasks. This change will not show up in the GUI until the account logs out and back in.
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Require password to wake computer...

I have set this option in the Security section of the computer prefs. It seems that at random times it refuses to take the password in order for it to wake from sleep or screensaver. Only way around is to force reboot, safe mode boot, and then reboot back into the user. If I boot directly into the user, I get the blank finder where only the Spotlight Icon appears. I have tried to change my users password and it still happens. Repaired permissions as well as checked on the HD.
Is there any sort of fix for this? It is rather annoying. I have advised everyone to save before getting up so they do not loose work, but there has to be something odd going on.
Thanks

Sorry, I'm out of ideas. Hopefully, others will chime in here. In the meantime................
If you have AppleCare, get your $$$ worth & contact them for assistance. Or you can also check around on the Knowledge Base website for any password troubleshooting Articles: http://search.info.apple.com/

Change "require password to wake this computer from sleep or screensaver"

Does anyone know how to change the checkbox in sys prefs > security > require password to wake this computer from sleep or screensaver via cli?
I would like to always have this enabled, but individual users can shut this off...
Thanks

Code an AppleScript using the SystemsEvents>SecuritySuite>SecurityPreferencesObject>RequirePasswordtoWake then use the cli 'open' to run it?

Require password to wake from sleep is broken

Recently, the security setting "Require password to wake this computer from sleep or screen saver" stopped working for me. Seems like it was around 10.4.6.
Now, whenever my mac is asleep or in SS, just moving the mouse gets me back to log in.
I have automatic login disabled.
I suspect that something is running on the mac that is making the mechanism think that the machine is still active or something, but I don't know how to go about figuring that out.

I tto am having seeing this problem again just now, and agree that the culprit must be some dark process...
I have seen this behaviour come and go in the past, tried all the suggested 'fixes', and have to say that I see no correlation between the two.
I was obliged to perform a 'clean system install' several days ago (never before have I needed to do that on OS X - the machine was and is on 10.4.8) - only this problem arrived after that. My Powerbook Ti-DVI has, both before and since the OS re-installation, had extraordinary difficulty with restarts, let alone sleep, and MirrorAgent is most often the cause (iDisk synchronisation)...
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Require password after wake or screensaver?

If my screen saver starts or my computer goes to sleep, I would like my computer to require password login upon wake? I've searched around various screen saver and power saver options, but I am not seeing this option. Can this be done?

Hi Norm,
System Preferences>Security, first one on the bottom half, check Require password to wake this computer from sleep or screen saver.

Request password to wake computer - lock

Hi folks.
was trying to "secure" my MB since i carry it around with me everywhere and there a lot of personal and research docs i don't want to turn public.
i turned on the "require password to wake up this computer" option, but for some strange reason it turns it self off every now and then without explanation or warning. i tried to activate the "require password to make changes on this pane" option *but it leaves this option unlocked!!!*
so the infrared receiver is a top security option but requiring a password to wake the pc isn't?!!? give them NORAD control...
does anyone know some obscure temrinal command to change this and lock that option for good?
also could you please show me how to let apple know of this completly imbecile behavior and design? first mac ever so still a bit lost here.
thanks alot for your help
filipe
Message was edited by: fsimsim

this box certainly should not become unchecked by itself. I don't know what could be causing this. there is no good way to lock this option. the only thing I can think of is the following. check that box in system preferences. then in finder go to homedirectory/library/preferences/byhost. select the file with the name that starts with com.apple.screensaver. enter command+i and in the resulting popup check the box "locked". this will lock this file and no changes to it will be possible till you uncheck that box. locking this file will prevent the box to require password from becoming unchecked. However, it will also prevent you from making any changes to your screensaver settings. if you want to change your screensaver you'd have to unlock that file, change the screensaver and then lock that file again.
you can let apple know what you think about this here:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html

System No Longer Requires Password to Wake from Sleep

Greetings all! My Mini has recently stopped asking me to supply a password when waking it from sleep. It goes into sleep with no problem, complete with the pulsing white LED. But when I wake the system (using either the keyboard or the power button), the system just wakes up without requesting authentication. In addition, if I leave the system idle for 15 or 20 minutes, the screen saver kicks in. Trouble is, settings in both "Energy Saver" and "Desktop & Screen Saver" are set to never sleep the display. (And it doesn't require a password to wake the display there either.)
I've tried unchecking and rechecking the "Require password..." option in "Security", I've tried rebooting, I've tried repairing priveleges. Nothing works. I do have a KVM switch hooked up to the system, but I don't think that's the culprit, as the system has required a password in the past with the KVM switch connected. In addition, I've had this problem occasionally in the past, and it usually comes up after I've installed a system update from Apple. In the past, it's just seemed to go away on its own, but I'd obviously like to fix it myself instead of letting it work itself out.
Anyone have any suggestions on perhaps trashing certain prefs files or anything else? Thanks!
Mac Mini 1.42GHz PPC Mac OS X (10.4.7)
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It's the same here on a recently bought MacBook Pro. Searching this forum produced quite a lot threads about this topic. But none of the solutions posted did work on my machine.
I'd like to file a formal bug report with Apple, but I did not find any bug tracking system. Is the feedback program the only way to let Apple know there is a problem?? I'd prefer if I got some feedback on my problem report...
Christoph
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10.5.2 and "require password to wake up"

Hi, i've updated to 10.5.2 my iBook G4. I've some problem: after 8 hour of boot (solved with hard restart, pram reset and safe boot) now I can't understand why my Mac don't ask me for password when I wake up it or exit screensaver. I try to un-set and then re-set the option in System Preference > Security, but nothing change... why?

For what it's worth, I have the exact same issue. I have a fresh install of 10.5.2, fully updated. My iMac now has two issues:
1) When the system is in sleep mode, it will wake up automatically after some time. No schedules are set, the logs do not tell me anything about what waked the system. I tried resetting PRAM etc after this, then suddenly issue 2 popped up.
2) When the system is in sleep mode, after resetting PRAM, and I wake the system again it no longer asks for a password. I have the option to require a password to wake up set, have tried selecting/deselecting it multiple times, but without success.
More people are having this issue unfortunately. If this doesn't get fixed soon, I suppose it's back to 10.4.11 and hope it doesn't break things. When I tell the system to sleep, I want it to stay asleep

User ARD to tun on Require password at wake

I'm looking for a command to check the box in Preferences--Security & Privacy Require password after screensaver or sleep begins.
and set the time to 5 seconds.
There should be a pretty simple command i can push out over ARD or preference flag i can set?
I have 10.9 and 10.8 machines but i (hope) the command will work on both.
Thanks!

For your computer to prompt you for a password when it returns from standby, you must select the "Prompt for password when computer goes off standby" check box on the Power Options Advanced tab:
1. Start the Power Options Control Panel applet (Start, Settings, Control Panel, Power Options).
2. Select the Advanced tab.
3. Check the "Prompt for password when computer goes off standby" check box.
4. Click OK.

IPhone constantly goes to sleep requiring password to wake up

Need help to stop my new iPhone from constantly going to sleep requiring me to constantly re-enter my password. Is it possible to change this and where and how?

Hello Roger Walker USA,
It sounds like the Auto Lock function of the phone is set to be too short, so you keep having to wake your phone up and enter your passcode much more than you would like. You can change this in Settings:
Set the amount of time before iPhone locks
Choose General > Auto-Lock and choose a time.
From: iPhone: About General Settings
http://support.apple.com/kb/ta38641
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Screensaver no longer requires password to unlock

since my Tiger update and subsequent software updates, i'm having problems getting the screensaver to require my password to deactivate. the permissions setting "Require password to wake thiws computer from sleep or screen saver" IS checked and activation of the screensaver via a hot corner works as it should, but when I nudge the mouse to bring up the password panel, it just immediately deactivates the screensaver.
Any ideas?

since my Tiger update and subsequent software
updates, i'm having problems getting the screensaver
to require my password to deactivate. the
permissions setting "Require password to wake thiws
computer from sleep or screen saver" IS checked and
activation of the screensaver via a hot corner works
as it should, but when I nudge the mouse to bring up
the password panel, it just immediately deactivates
the screensaver.
Any ideas?
This worked for me. I may have an extra step in here but try them all and see if it works for you.
1) Go into the Account preferences and change your password.
2) Log out
3) Go back into Accounts and change your password back to what it was.
4) Open the Security panel and see if the "Require password..." checkbox is unchecked. It was for me.
5) Check that box again and everything should work.
Hope this helps.

How to use Lion Server Profile Manager to require password after screensaver

Our Company is upgrading to Lion server. One of our requirments for network security is to require a password to wake the computer from sleep or screensaver. In SL Server you would add a key to the com.apple.screensaver entery in workgroup manager.
In Profile Manager in Lion server there is a custom setting section and I have tried adding a key there but it does not seem to work. Can anyone offer some help on how to put the require password to wake from sleep or screensaver in Profile Manager so the setting gets pushed out?

Hi CodyCodes,
Just discovered the same issue today as well. Further complicating things, the screensaver timeout setting in Login Window doesn't apply to Profile Manager clients no matter what the setting. This was reproduced and confirmed by the Apple Tech I was working with. He's submitted the bug to their engineering staff. I requested that he ask them why there is no setting for password on sleep or screensaver. Hopefully this is resolved soon, as this feature is 99% of the reason we're implementing Profile Manager to begin with.
Cheers

How do I enforce password to wake across all accounts?

Hi
I want my computer to automatically lock itself if left unused for a period of time - no matter who is logged in. I can achieve this for an individual account by checking the "Require password to wake this computer from sleep or screen saver" box in Security Preferences and setting the display to sleep after a period.
Is there any way to enforce this across all user accounts and prevent those settings from being changed by anyone other than the administrator?
Thanks
Ian

The information resides in this location:
~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.screensaver.machineID.plist
To achieve your goal you need to copy this file with the correct applied settings to every user home directory and later apply permissions that users can only read but not write to this file.

Require Password Setting problem

Why does my require password setting always revert back to 5 seconds?
System Preferences>Security & Privacy

Hi,
I tested on my computer that is running Windows 8, but I havenot encountered the same issue. Could you please test the following thing.
1. Disable Require Password after wake up in Power Options.
2. Manually make the computer into Sleep Mode by the Power options in Charm bar rahter than close the lid.
3. Wake up the computer and check whether the issue persists.
Juke Chou
TechNet Community Support

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