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Authored by: poetphilosopher on Dec 22, '04 10:25:53AM

Just curious - why don't you just enable "fast user switching" in the Login Options of the Accounts System Preferences. Then it would be relatively painless for your wife to switch to her account instead of using yours.

If additional "behavior modification" reinforcement is required, just set your Security preferences to "require password to wake this computer from sleep or screen saver"



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Fast User Switching
Authored by: Bodoggy on Dec 22, '04 05:37:50PM

This is exactly what I do with my girlfriend and it works perfectly. Since I cannot trust her to be bothered to log in to her account when she wants to use the PowerBook, I just choose "Login Window..." from the Fast User Switching menu every time I leave the computer. This forces her to login to her own account if she sneaks onto the computer when I am away.

Even sneakier (and geekier) I also have Salling Clicker set up to execute an AppleScript that goes to the login window whenever I move out of range with my phone.

Don't get me wrong, she's a gem, I just don't want anyone messing with my mad obsessive-compulsive organisation skillz.



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use the builtin features first
Authored by: mjmtaiwan on Dec 24, '04 12:35:50AM

I have fast user switching in use but I don't like having to go to the bother of typing in passwords and all that... their her files... let her deal with them I say!

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