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- 2010 Macbook - OS X 10.9 - iPhone 4s - iPod - iPad
Hi,
Maybe a simple question so please don't laugh, and possibly answered on the forum before but I can not find a relevant thread, also looked within Apple help.
When I log out of my MacBook IE Apple menu > logout is there a way to now shut the Macbook down, as it seems that I can only log back in or close the lid and put it to sleep from here, I admit I have not tried pushing the power button at this point.
It would be very handy when traveling to both log out and shut down, then if the unthinkable happened (theft) no one could access without some problems.
Would the disable automatic login command within security > general tab do the job? I have not used this command so am a little unsure about its capability.
But I assume from the wording maybe wrongly if the above command box is ticked then once the MacBook is shut down / turned off that when it is restarted you must login to gain access.
Guidance / reassurance needed before I change any settings thanks.
Maybe a simple question so please don't laugh, and possibly answered on the forum before but I can not find a relevant thread, also looked within Apple help.
When I log out of my MacBook IE Apple menu > logout is there a way to now shut the Macbook down, as it seems that I can only log back in or close the lid and put it to sleep from here, I admit I have not tried pushing the power button at this point.
It would be very handy when traveling to both log out and shut down, then if the unthinkable happened (theft) no one could access without some problems.
Would the disable automatic login command within security > general tab do the job? I have not used this command so am a little unsure about its capability.
But I assume from the wording maybe wrongly if the above command box is ticked then once the MacBook is shut down / turned off that when it is restarted you must login to gain access.
Guidance / reassurance needed before I change any settings thanks.