Local password can't be same as iCloud

[netnothing]

Just an interesting observation after installing Sierra on my 2010 Mac Pro - it doesn't allow the local computer password to be the same as your iCloud password. If they are, it forces you to change the local password.

EDIT: So looks like it doesn't stop you from changing it back in System Prefs afterwards. Not sure if/when it will complain again.

-Kevin

 

[zepman]

In El Capitan you could set your Apple ID as the log in method.
Now it seems you can't do that anymore. You must have a local password on your computer.
But you can choose your local password to be the same as your Apple ID password.

 

[netnothing]

In El Capitan you could set your Apple ID as the log in method.
Now it seems you can't do that anymore. You must have a local password on your computer.
But nothing is stopping you choose your local password as the same as your Apple ID password.

In El Cap, I had a local account and was signed into my iCloud account - both happened to have the same password.

After the Sierra upgrade, when the machine restarted - the first thing it wanted me to do was setup iCloud. After I signed in with my Apple ID, it then forced me to change my local password so it didn't match my Apple ID password. Probably smart in the long run.

Still, I was able to go into my local account afterwards and change my local password back to match. Seems it's only doing the check during install/upgrade.

-Kevin

 

[zepman]

That's the same experience as I had when I installed macOS Sierra. The only difference being that I used my Apple ID to sign in to my computer in El Capitan.