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Managed Client: Unable to configure automatic login setting in System Preferences

Posted in Apple Mac OS

Symptoms

In Mac OS X v10.5 and later, if an administrator is managing the Login: Options view in Workgroup Manager, the automatic login feature will be dimmed ("grayed out") in System Preferences.

Products Affected

Managed Client, Mac OS X 10.6, Mac OS X 10.5

Resolution

This can happen when automatic login is managed via Workgroup Manager. To allow a user to configure this setting, use either of the following methods below:

  • As an admin user, log in holding the Option key to force the Workgroup Picker window to appear. If allowed, disable the "Enable Workgroup management" checkbox to bypass preference management. Once logged in, configure the automatic login setting in System Preferences.

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