How to add password prompts to the login screen in macOS

Show password prompt when we sign in to macOS

Passwords have become the only way to access our information, being the only way to protect it from other people. However, it is a double-edged sword, since if we forget it, we will notor we will be able to access the content that protects, especially when it comes to a computer or device.

If you regularly use Apple Watch to unlock access to your Mac, chances are you don't remember quickly What is the password that protects access to your computer. To prevent our heart from spinning, we can heal ourselves and activate the password prompts on the login screen.

In this way, if we do not have the Apple Watch at hand and we are forced to type the password to access our Mac, we can easily remember it with the indications that we have previously established to be displayed when we try to access the equipment.

In order to show the password hints In the login of our team, we must first create it, since otherwise, no indication will appear (worth the redundancy) despite having this option activated.

Create a password indicator for the home screen in macOS

Create a password indicator for the home screen in macOS

  • First, we head up System preferences.
  • Next, click on Users and groups.
  • Next, click on our user and on the right side, click on Change Password.
  • A dialog box will open where it invites us to write change the password. If we do not plan to do so, we must write the same one that we currently use in the first three boxes.
  • Finally, we have to write the password indicator that we want to be displayed when the home screen of our team is displayed.

Show password prompt when we sign in to macOS

The next step we must do is activate the function that allows us to show password prompt on the login screen. To carry out this process, we must follow the following steps:

Show password prompt when we sign in to macOS

  • First, we access again Users and groups Available within System Preferences.
  • In the left column, click on Login options.
  • Then click on the padlock located in the lower left corner of the screen to make changes and enter the device password.
  • Finally, we have to check the box Show password prompts.

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