[X4U] Require Password to Wake From Sleep

Jerry Krinock jerry at ieee.org
Fri Dec 17 05:43:58 PST 2004


System Preferences > Security has a single checkbox to specify whether or
not a password is required when waking from sleep.  Well, there are some
times each day (when my powerbook will be locked somewhere out of my sight)
that I would like this to be checked.  But there are other times (when it's
on my desk at home and needs to wake to perform automatic backups at 5:00
AM) when I would like it to be un-checked.  I have requested that Apple add
a feature to easily change this.  My options are:

1.  Wait til Apple responds (Do any of you developers know if Tiger has
anything like this?)

2.  Assuming this is stored as a preference in a .plist file somewhere,
write a script to check/uncheck it.  (Does anyone know where it is, I can't
find it).

3.  I understand that ApplesScript now supports a kind of GUI scripting that
might be able to check/uncheck this box.  Maybe the latest QuicKeys could do
it too.

I'd appreciate any ecommendations, please.

Jerry Krinock
San Jose, CA   USA




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