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  1. snak-atak

    Did Apple Change The Password Policies on the Mac?

    I woke up this morning and logged into my Mac (Ventura 13.2.1). For some reason, it required me to change my password before I could log in. I never had to do that before. On top of that, it requires a >=14 character password. My last password was not that long and I prefer to keep it that...
    • snak-atak
    • Thread
    • company portal macos 13 microsoft password ventura 13.2
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: macOS Ventura (13)
  2. A

    Fix "The maximum number of logged in user accounts has been reached"

    Hello, I am trying to run a mac that will be used by multiple users. macOS allows up to 5 users to be logged in simultaneously. If a 6th user try to login, an error message appear with the following message: "The maximum number of logged in users has been reached". Hence, one of the 5 users...
    • Amps94
    • Thread
    • fast switch multiple accounts multiple users simultaneously switch user
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: macOS
  3. Romahaaa

    Can't login admin user in MPB 2012

    Weird thing happened just recently on my old MBP. From the beginning (may be this give some important info) 1. I have replaced the HDD to SSD ~4 months ago and installed Mojave 2. Laptop was used sometimes, never had problems with it 3. Last 3 months wasn't used at all. It was switched OFF. 4...
    • Romahaaa
    • Thread
    • macbook pro 15 2012 non retina mojave 10.14 password not accepted
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  4. liontamer67

    Login screen stuck after entering password after BigSur update

    I have an admin and can log into that but not the user account that has all of my stuff. I login to my user account and it just spins. I have Mac Desktop 2019 and just downloaded Big Sur.
  5. Luke Griebling

    Mac wont start after failed softwareupdate.

    Yesterday I tried to update to the newest MacOS. First it failed bescause I had not enough space on my mac. Before second try I got the messegage that there was not enough space, so I deletet things and then I had like one more gb than I needed for the update. Should be working..... I started...
  6. Hans7D

    Username different from Homefolder name - cannot login

    Before I start with the problem, I am a newbe with Mac OS so please be patient with me. We have a number of iPhones, iPads and even an old iPod Classic at home that are all used happily on a daily basis. It is only recently that I started replacing our Windows systems for MacBooks and of course...
  7. C

    Hard Drive acting weird + login issue

    Hi, I have different questions that are probably linked to the same problem. Last night when turning on my laptop, i had an unusual login request where it asked my login and password, and couldn't recognize my usual password. I have then searched the forum to look for similar problems and...
  8. caspian915

    decoupling Pandora and Facebook

    My searches come up with answers to different questions than what I need, so hopefully someone here might know: Is there any way to use the iOS Pandora app while having your facebook account deactivated? I pay for Pandora, and I don't need the sharing features at the moment. But when I try to...
  9. iEMH

    nTBMBp Login Screen Keyboard and Mouse delay

    Hi All, I was wondering if anyone is having this issue. When I turn my non emoji bar MBP 2016, at the login screen, the keyboard response per key and mouse movement have a significant delay. Both the onboard keyboard as well as the bluetooth connected keyboard and Mmouse2. (if they even...
    • iEMH
    • Thread
    • keyboard problems mouse movement
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  10. A

    Apple wired Keyboard w/Numeric keys fried?

    I was wondering if you guys think I possibly fried my wired apple keyboard. I have used Lysol cleaning wipes about every couple weeks or so on my apple keyboard to clean up the germs and gunk with no problems. Yesterday, it just stopped working and I am now locked out of my computer (whole other...
  11. lolo133t

    Resolved Only One Option For Login

    Hello. I have two accounts on my mac. Both are administrators. But for some reason, only one (the least used one) is an option for login when the mac is first started up. Once I log into the one account then log off, they're both present. But why is only one of the accounts a login option when...
    • lolo133t
    • Thread
    • accounts administrator issue log off password problem startup
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: OS X El Capitan (10.11)
  12. J

    Trouble logging in since update to El Capitan

    Ever since updating to the new OS, the users on my computer have trouble logging in to their user account. What will happen is as soon as you start to type a password the computer will run off about 11 characters, making it impossible to enter the proper password. The only way to correct it is...
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