When you boot intomacOS 14 Sonomafor the first time , you ’ll detect that Apple has redesigned the login CRT screen , the place where you record your password to unlock your user account . It can be a bit of a surprisal , especially since the login screen probably is n’t something you ’ve give much thought to over the years . Here ’s everything you need to know about he new login experience :

Your account appears at the bottom

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Instead of appearing in the midriff of the screenland , accounts now come out at the bottom heart . Why the move ? So the login does n’t step in with the ocular esthetic of the image display .

How to see other accounts

If this is your first time using Sonoma , the first account on the Mac will look . To see other accounting , move the pointer to the report icon . This will make a list look . tap the history you require to utilise and enter its password .

How to adjust the Lock Screen settings

The Lock Screen has preferences you could set in System preferences . The setting you could tweak include the ability to not show the large clock ( the sentence appears in the carte du jour legal community ) , show password hints , show messages when locked , and show the Sleep , Restart , and close Down buttons .

How to set auto login

If you want the Mac to always lumber into the same account statement , you could set it to machine login . Go to System preferences > Users & Groups , and then face for the setting for “ mechanically enter as . ” Once you take a user from the bolt down - up menu , you ’ll have to enter a password to allow the variety , and then another windowpane appears asking for the password of the chronicle you want to auto access .

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