SURVEY OF OPERATING SYSTEMS
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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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