Comments on: How to lock a Mac OS X workstation

By: God of Entropy

God of Entropy — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:32:09 +0000

MacOS lock sucks! In Windows you just CTRl+ALT+DEL then select LOCK THIS COMPUTER.

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Lock Me Now: bloqueando o seu Mac | bernabauer.com — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:44:59 +0000

[...] de atalho? Só se você atribuir a um script que faça o trabalho sujo do bloqueio da máquina. Eu prefiro atribuir a função de ativar Protetor de Tela, que está configurado para pedir senha, a um [...]

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 04:19:52 +0000

THANKS! Wonder why they hid that there?

By: ken

ken — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:59:23 +0000

thanks…it works…and the best solution so far…though the key combination is awkward….but can you tell me wh did u find this?

By: Jimr

Jimr — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:47:45 +0000

THANKS! Best answer I’ve found so far!

By: Jamie Edwards

Jamie Edwards — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 13:23:42 +0000

There is a shortcut to lock your workstation and sleep your screens:

CTRL + SHIFT + EJECT

http://blog.jmedwards.net/post/3226277705/shortcut-lock-mac

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How to Lock Your Desktop in Mac OS X — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 08:23:15 +0000

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By: Allen

Allen — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 09:06:38 +0000

Obviously if you are using OSX 10.6 then you can use the alt+cmd+eject to lock your screen.

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Password protect a Microsoft Word document — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 11:47:53 +0000

[...] you’re the only one using your Mac, a good option is to set a password for the screensaver and for waking on sleep (although this is not the most secure, you can reset lost passwords rather [...]

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Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:42:42 +0000

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By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:15:39 +0000

You also can lock your (snow leopard) mac by using ctrl+shift+eject, if require password password to wake from sleep or screensaver is checked under System Preferences → Security → General.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:53:21 +0000

The most frustrating thin in the world was not knowing how to lock my MAC. Thanks for the info...I have my mac on my computer cart in the middle of my cubicle and always afraid that one day I'm going to come back from lunch and have it accesses from one of my co-workers.

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By: asmode

asmode — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:14:59 +0000

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By: Rodolfo Aburto

Rodolfo Aburto — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:34:10 +0000

Thanks. Was very Helpful. I am new to MAC