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Re: screen lock
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Re: screen lock


  • Subject: Re: screen lock
  • From: Michelle Steiner <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 17:06:39 -0700

On 4/2/01 1:57 PM, Ricardo Hamdan <email@hidden> wrote:

>iMacs don't have password protection capacity for actually using the
>computer, but I was wondering if there is a script out there that will allow
>me to somehow "lock" my desktop so that unless the password is entered, it
>will keep asking for the password until the right one is given. Any
>suggestions?

download PGP freeware; it contains a screen saver that will do just that
(if you configure it for that). Also, Mac OS X's screen saver will let
you require a password to access the computer.

You can also require passwords upon startup in both Mac OS 9 and OS X.

--Michelle

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