SURVEY OF OPERATING SYSTEMS
SURVEY OF OPERATING SYSTEMS
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781260096002
Author: Holcombe
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 7, Problem 1KTQ

In a safe environment, such as your home, you can avoid entering your password at login by enabling _______________.

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In safe environment, by enabling “Automatic login” users can avoid entering your password at login.

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Automatic Login:

The feature that bypasses the login page when the computer powers on and logs into the selected user account is referred as automatic login.

  • The automatic login should be used only in safe environment, such as it can be used in home where the user convenience outweighs any threat for the data.
  • By default, automatic login is turned off in macOS, so the user has to enter the password whenever he/she wants to login.

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