Screen lock activating immediately instead of waiting for inactivity
I have activated Screen Lock so that it requires a password when waking from sleep after 1 hour of inactivity. The problem is that it requires the password immediately no matter how long the computer has been inactive. Screen lock seems to not be waiting the proper time before activating. There must be some sort of bug because anytime the screen lock activates sooner than the selected 1 hour, all i have to do is hit the cancel (X) button at the bottom of the lock screen and my display will go back to sleep and then moving the cursor will wake the computer without requiring password...So Weird!
Screen Lock is not related to inactivity. It is realted to Sleep or Screen Saver starting. So if the Mac is put to sleep, or the Screen Saver is activated, then you will need to enter your password to unlock the screen.
In System Preferences -> Security -> General you can specify a delay after Screen Saver or Sleep is started before the password is required, in case the screen saver starts and you quickly move the mouse to kill it. I use 5 seconds. But this is not idle related, just start of sleep or start of screen saver.
System Preferences -> Desktop & Screen Saver allows you to specify when to start after the system has been idle/inactive.
It is possible you have used mixed terms which are confusing me, so if you could clarify, that would be helpful.
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