Hi,

I'm using Mac 10.6.3.  I remember seeing this somewhere but have
forgotten how to implement it.  How do I set up my Mac, such that when
I move my cursor to the far upper left of my screen, my Mac will go
into lock mode, forcing me to log in?  Note that this wouldn't restart
my system, just force a login.

Thanks, - Dave

laredotornado wrote:
> I'm using Mac 10.6.3.  I remember seeing this somewhere but have
> forgotten how to implement it.  How do I set up my Mac, such that when
> I move my cursor to the far upper left of my screen, my Mac will go
> into lock mode, forcing me to log in?  Note that this wouldn't restart
> my system, just force a login.

I think this is a two step process:

First, you setup a screen saver, (systen preferences, desktop&Screen
Saver) where you can set a "hot corner" to display sleep or screen saver.

Then you go to the "Security" preference and click to enable the
"Require password <x> after sleep or screen saver begins.

On Nov 17, 3:26=A0pm, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spam...@vaxination.ca> wrote:
> laredotornado wrote:
> > I'm using Mac 10.6.3. =A0I remember seeing this somewhere but have
> > forgotten how to implement it. =A0How do I set up my Mac, such that whe=
n
> > I move my cursor to the far upper left of my screen, my Mac will go
> > into lock mode, forcing me to log in? =A0Note that this wouldn't restar=
t
> > my system, just force a login.
>
> I think this is a two step process:
>
> First, you setup a screen saver, (systen preferences, desktop&Screen
> Saver) where you can set a "hot corner" to display sleep or screen saver.
>
> Then you go to the "Security" preference and click to enable the
> "Require password <x> after sleep or screen saver begins.

Regarding the security preferences, I couldn't find what you were
talking about.  Here's what I see -- http://screencast.com/t/lfiEOoCTN.

This question is part of a larger issue.

1.I don't want to be prompted for a login after 5 minutes of
inactivity (rather wait for an hour).
2. I would like some way (either a moving the mouse somewhere or a
keyboard shortcut) that will for a login.

In article 
<aa0e24cc-b22f-4929-993f-a333e5df9418@y37g2000vbl.googlegroups.com>,
 laredotornado <laredotornado@zipmail.com> wrote:

> On Nov 17, 3:26�pm, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spam...@vaxination.ca> wrote:
> > laredotornado wrote:
> > > I'm using Mac 10.6.3. �I remember seeing this somewhere but have
> > > forgotten how to implement it. �How do I set up my Mac, such that when
> > > I move my cursor to the far upper left of my screen, my Mac will go
> > > into lock mode, forcing me to log in? �Note that this wouldn't restart
> > > my system, just force a login.
> >
> > I think this is a two step process:
> >
> > First, you setup a screen saver, (systen preferences, desktop&Screen
> > Saver) where you can set a "hot corner" to display sleep or screen saver.
> >
> > Then you go to the "Security" preference and click to enable the
> > "Require password <x> after sleep or screen saver begins.
> 
> Regarding the security preferences, I couldn't find what you were
> talking about.  Here's what I see -- http://screencast.com/t/lfiEOoCTN.

It's the very first item in that screenshot, right next to the first 
checkbox on the list, and the text is exactly as he described. Set this 
to require a password immediately after sleep or screen saver begins. 
Then go to the screen saver preferences and choose whatever corner you 
want to be the one that starts the screen saver right away.

> This question is part of a larger issue.
> 
> 1.I don't want to be prompted for a login after 5 minutes of
> inactivity (rather wait for an hour).

So, set the sleep time to however long you want.

> 2. I would like some way (either a moving the mouse somewhere or a
> keyboard shortcut) that will for a login.

The above steps do that.

-- 
Tom "Tom" Harrington
Independent Mac OS X developer since 2002
http://www.atomicbird.com/

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 in article <4444b227-8183-433e-b233-728d20d823d8@o14g2000yqe.googlegroups.com>,
 laredotornado <laredotornado@zipmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,

> I'm using Mac 10.6.3.  I remember seeing this somewhere but have 
> forgotten how to implement it.  How do I set up my Mac, such that 
> when I move my cursor to the far upper left of my screen, my Mac 
> will go into lock mode, forcing me to log in?  Note that this 
> wouldn't restart my system, just force a login.

Dave,

Open "Keychain Access.app."  Open its Prefernces:General.  Select 
"Show Status in Menu Bar."  A small padlock icon should appear.  From 
this menu item, you can lock just your screen or any of your 
keychains.

If you select "Lock Screen," your monitor will go black.  Moving the 
cursor or tapping a key will bring up a dialog box, where you may 
authenticate, switch users or cancel.

HTH.

- -- 
David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com>
 Be kind to animals; kiss a shark.

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