Apple ID password?

[Jonzjob]

I have been trying to sign in to my Apple acount om my M1 24" iMac and it is refusing me.

So I have just tried to sign in on my nice new shiny iPhone SE and I was very careful to iuse the same password as on the iMac. It let me sign in on the SE.

Then I thought that the bluetooth keyboard may be throwing a wobbler so I plugged in an old USB keyboard with the same refusal.

I have now tried on our old late 2009 21 ½" iMac and that one let me in. So it's only the new M1 jobbie that is refusing, so I think that I will go and have a cup of tea and see if that helps it

 

[Jimmysb]

Is it the Apple account or the Mac account, I feel foul of this when I started.

 

[Jonzjob]

I don't think it's either Jimmy? You got me thinking and I went in to Apple ID and tried to sign on and it let me with no worries. So I went back to the failure again and somewhere in the small text there was a mention of a Safari sign ijn that I hadn't noticed and as far as I know I have never had one for Safari? So I will have to look at that more closely.

Please, please give me an IBM mainframe hardware problem. I can fix those.

 

[MacInWin]

Can you post a screenshot of the error? That might help.

 

[newbutter]

Could it be an issue with the new iMac? Possibly a setting specific to that device? The Safari sign-in hint is intriguing. You might want to check if your Safari settings have 'Prevent cross-site tracking' turned on, as it sometimes creates issues with certain logins. Also, ensure Safari isn't blocking cookies from Apple.

 

[Jonzjob]

Jake, unfortunately I didn't take a screenshot of that. Unusual for me not to and with my memory, or lack of, I can't remember how I got to it?

I think that it was because I had assumed it to be an Apple sign on and missed the Safari in the window NB? I have had a separate look at the Safari log in and I do have a sign in for it and I can sign in without any trouble, I had forgotten I had it! Mind you, I can't remember the last time I forgot anything

Edit : - You mention blocking the cookies from Apple. Is there any reason not to? I usually block as many of the things I can.

 

[MacInWin]

John, cookies from sites you trust can make life a lot easier for you by remembering what preferences you have for that site. Blocking them from ALL sites is generally a bit of overkill, IMHO.

Has the issue of the password gone away? If not, you can just screenshot when it happens again.

 

[Jonzjob]

I don't really have any sites that I trust Jake. I do realise that not trusting can make things more difficult, but I would rather have the little added privacy. That's the reason my search eng is DuckDuckGo.

Yes the password jobbie was a miss reading by me and I think it's resolved. If not then I'll come back on it. Thank you all for yet another lot of your help !