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Lolu chungechunge lwabekwa kunqolobane. Uyacelwa ubuze umbuzo omusha uma udinga usizo.

My password is required everytime I use my home computer

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Gioilla Zordan
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Why am I asked for a password every time I use my home computer? even if I leave it for few minuted? How can I stop it? Any reply much appreciated, thank you.

Why am I asked for a password every time I use my home computer? even if I leave it for few minuted? How can I stop it? Any reply much appreciated, thank you.

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jonzn4SUSE
jonzn4SUSE
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Is it asking for the primary password? see screenshot Post a screenshot of it.

Gioilla Zordan
Gioilla Zordan Umnikazi wombuzo
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This is a screenshot of my computer

Paul
Paul
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Hi Giolla

This does not look like an issue with Firefox but is the screen lock controlled by the macOS settings.

This support article from Apple should help:

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mchlp2270/14.0/mac/14.0