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Selecting Login Options (Figure 4-39) allows you to set options that govern login behavior.
They are listed and defined in Table 4-5.
Table 4-5. Login Options
Option Description
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Automatic login This option allows you to select a user who will automatically be
logged in when the computer starts up. This is handy if you are
the only user on a particular system. Disabling this option will
require users to log in whenever the computer starts up. If
“Automatic login” is set, that user can still log out, allowing
others to log in.
Display login window as This sets what a user sees at the login screen. The “List of users”
option provides a list of all the users of the system. Clicking one
of the user names or icons will prompt for a password. The
“Name and password” option prompts for the user’s name and
password without revealing any of the user names. The “List of
users” option is faster and more user-friendly, but the “Name and
password” option provides slightly better security.
Show the Restart, Sleep, and This will show the Restart, Sleep, and Shut Down buttons on the
Shut Down buttons login screen, allowing these options to be used when no user is
logged in.
Show Input menu in login window This option provides a list to set different language options prior
to logging in.
Show password hints This will show the user’s password hint after three failed login
attempts. Obviously, there are security implications with this
option.
Use VoiceOver at login window This option will enable VoiceOver at the login window. VoiceOver
causes any text under the mouse to be spoken through the
computer. This is useful for the visually impaired.
Enable fast user switching This option will add a user-switching menu to the right side of
the menu bar, allowing you to switch from one user to another
without logging out first. Setting the “View as” option to Menu
will allow you to choose what information appears in this menu.