Since the same thing happened in a new local admin account, maybe they pushed a locked preference out with the new user template. Look in ~/Library/Preferences/or in the /ByHost folders and see if there is a type of file there.
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If your Mac is bound to the directory, the IT department could be pushing the preference out to the machine. Locking the Security preference pane doesn't affect this pref and a user still should be able to change it. This pref appears to be controlled per user in the. Most IT departments that bother to manage preference won't give local users any admin capability.
I'm just curious since you appear to be able to make new local admin accounts. In OS X 10.5 you can see what server the Mac is bound to in /Applications/Utilities/Directory Services. Is your Mac bound to a Directory Service? It would have to be in order for the IT department to push Managed Client prefs on you. There is no plist for screensaver in /System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Preferences.
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That did indeed clear the checkbox, but just cosmetically: the Mac still asks for password after sleep, and resets the checkbox at that point. Per Theo Belk's suggestion, I edited ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/. The current defaults for are: # defaults -currentHost read ĭirectory Utility shows that the Mac is bound to an Active Directory domain however, under the Services tab, Active Directory is not enabled. I have tried defaults -currentHost write 'Require Password' -int 0Īnd defaults -currentHost write askForPassword -int 0īut neither has helped. Before starting the process of filing tickets with them, trying to explain the problem to them and convince them to change it, I thought it might be easier to circumvent the setting with SuperUser's help. I imagine this is something my IT department has rolled out using Managed Client (perhaps with these workarounds to make it actually work). Open System Preferences > Select Desktop & Screen saver > Select Screen saver > At the bottom select the drop-down that says Start After and change to. To restore the lost folders and files, run EaseUS Mac data recovery software, scan device. How can I re-enable the option so that I can turn it off? Open Finder > Locate the greyed out folder or file > Go to Application > Open Terminal. In System Preferences -> Security, the checkbox “Require password to wake this computer from sleep or screen saver” is grayed out: It is likely that your screensaver starts up before your computer goes to sleep, so that may be a better choice on a desktop computer.
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