Passwords On iMac Question, Please

[Robert4]

Hello,

New iMac user:

There will be 3 users of pc, so have set up individual "Accounts"
for each.

Have also disabled the initial login password requirements for each.

What I would like to do, also, if possible, is to
totally eliminate any and all Passwords for anything.

In the Help Instructions, this bit of information appears:

1. "Click Login Options.
2. Choose an account from from the “Automatic login” pop-up menu, then enter the password of that account.

The account is now set up to log in automatically when your Mac starts up. You might still be asked to log in manually after logging out, switching back from another user account, or locking your screen."

Any way of getting around the: "You might still be asked to log in manually after logging out, switching back from another user account, or locking your screen" which does appear to be the case.

Really annoying, and inconvenient for the two other users of the account who are elderly.

Thanks,
Bob

 

[Samuelsan2001]

Hello,

New iMac user:

There will be 3 users of pc, so have set up individual "Accounts"
for each.

Have also disabled the initial login password requirements for each.

What I would like to do, also, if possible, is to
totally eliminate any and all Passwords for anything.

In the Help Instructions, this bit of information appears:

1. "Click Login Options.
2. Choose an account from from the “Automatic login” pop-up menu, then enter the password of that account.

The account is now set up to log in automatically when your Mac starts up. You might still be asked to log in manually after logging out, switching back from another user account, or locking your screen."

Any way of getting around the: "You might still be asked to log in manually after logging out, switching back from another user account, or locking your screen" which does appear to be the case.

Really annoying, and inconvenient for the two other users of the account who are elderly.

Thanks,
Bob

Its looking unlikely, its standard for any OS using multiple accounts for different users. That's just how they work.

 

[maflynn]

Really annoying, and inconvenient for the two other users of the account who are elderly.

Have them use one account, or use the same password.

The design of OS X (or even windows) is such that you need accounts and passwords and while it can be a bit of an adjustment for some people its just the way the OS is designed.

 

[casperes1996]

It is indeed possible, but highly inadvisable as the password is used to authenticate the macOS keychain and create certificates for various verification purposes. I therefore also don't think Apple allows it through the UI but I haven't checked fully. Regardless, if you really want to disable the passwords on the two elderly people's accounts, please at least keep a password for the admin account on the computer, as you would otherwise leave root priviledges unprotected, which is a huge security risk.
Since this is unexpected behaviour for a macOS account there may be times when a password would normally be required, as for instance when installing certain apps that the operation may fail

Type the following in the Terminal to remove the password
sudo dscl . -passwd /Users/foo
Replace "foo" with the name of the user account to remove the password of
First you'll be asked for your administrator password, then for the new password for the account. Just press enter for the new user account password and it'll be blank