My macbook air locks me out every time i turn it on

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My macbook air locks me out every time i turn it on

As the title suggests, I don’t understand why every time I turn it on, when my mac prompts me to log in, my password will always be “incorrect” and I will be automatically locked out for a number of minutes until I try again.

The second time almost always works but sometimes it doesn’t.

The kicker? I know my password is entered correctly because I don’t even have a password (i.e. it’s blank)

it was mildly annoying before but now I am locked out 5 minutes at a time.

Please help. Thanks.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Mar 14, 2023 2:01 AM

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jaycii1626 Author

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Mar 19, 2023 1:24 AM in response to destiny241

Hi

sorry for the late reply.

I tried with the settings part to remove asking password to sign in altogether but maybe it’s the new iOS or new mac. I cannot physically remove the prompt for a password before I login (at startup).

I tried to give a real password, but the same issue arises.

Then I tried to change my settings into “automatically log in as <my user>” and at least that doesn’t lock me out of my computer.

However, I still won’t be able to log in for minutes at a time whenever I startup. The time frame seems unstable: sometimes i can log in in a few minutes, sometimes it takes up to 10.

I would really love to remove having the prompt altogether, but I suspect that’s impossible for now…

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destiny241

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Mar 15, 2023 11:19 AM in response to jaycii1626

Hello jaycii1626,

This also could be related to the following setting: Require a password after waking your Mac

Require a password after waking your Mac

To keep the information on your Mac secure when you are away from it, set it to require a password when it wakes from sleep. When you return to your Mac, enter your login name and password to continue working.

1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Security & Privacy, then click General.

2. Select “Require password… after sleep or screen saver begins.”

3. Click the pop-up menu and choose the time that passes before a password is required.

Locking the screen doesn’t prevent other users from turning off the Mac, restarting it, and logging in. If you think this could happen, and you use apps that don’t automatically save your changes, be sure to save your work before you leave your Mac.

You can use your administrator name and password to unlock the screen for yourself or a standard user, but not for another administrator.

In case that isn't the issue, what happens if you do set up a password. Does the issue persists or not? That may help to isolate the issue further. To test this try the following: Change the login password on Mac

Hoping to hear how it goes.

Take care.

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