Snow leopard stopped asking for password on startup

I have OS 10.6.8 Snow Leopard, runiing on a MacBook.
I had the operating system setup so that when you boot the system it asks for the password before letting you continue.
We have changed no settings but all of a sudden it no longer does this, it simply boots and is ready to use.
I have looked in system settings under users and it is still set to require a password.
How to i change it back so it requires a password?

Thanks for the help.  The "disable automatic login" is actually a selection hidden in a drop down box at the top of the screen.  Very hard to find.

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