How to: Have your Mac Automatically Log You Out of a Session

Most of the time, I leave my Mac on all day.  But then that means someone else could sneak in and use it without my knowledge.  While I don’t have any “earth shattering” on it, I just don’t want anyone using it while I’m not around.  Sure, I could manually log out each time, but that gets to be a pain in the ass.

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Almost all versions of OS X has the ability for the computer to auto log a user out of a session after a given number of minutes without any activity (that is, if your Cat doesn’t walk across the keyboard like mine does).

Here’s how to enable it:

1.  Go to Apple icon > System Preferences.

2.  Select the Security & Privacy icon.

3.  Click the General tab and then the Advanced button (lower-right).

4.  Place a checkmark next to “Log out after ….. minutes of inactivity”

5.  Set the number of minutes when the computer will automatically log you out.

6.  Click OK.

That’s it.

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