OSX automatically logs out after period of inactivity

lorrelorre
Posted:
in macOS edited January 2015
Lately I'm starting to notice that if I leave my Macbook just sitting there for awhile, when I return to it, it didn't go to sleep, but it rather logged me out, leaving me at the login screen. I then have to re log in and re-open everything I was working on, pretty annoying...



Anybody know why this happens and how to fix it? (Leopard btw)

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 4
    spinnerlysspinnerlys Posts: 218member
    Go to System Preferences, then to Security.



    There is an option to automatically log off the user after a set period of inactivity.
  • Reply 2 of 4
    lorrelorre Posts: 396member
    Aha! There it is! I've looked under a few icons in SysPrefs but forgot to check security. Thanks a lot!
  • Reply 3 of 4
    grem1967grem1967 Posts: 4member

    My Macbook Pro has just started doing this too, yet it is set to require a password after 1 hour. Uses OSX10.7.5 I can't see an option to log off automatically after any period.

  • Reply 4 of 4
    marcus202marcus202 Posts: 1member

    System Pref - security and privacy - advanced Tab (bottom right corner). You should then see the  log out option for inactivity.

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