Yosemite - Require password after sleep is disabled
Run in Terminal
defaults write com.apple.screensaver askForPassword -bool false
Using defaults write
no longer works as of 10.13.
https://blog.kolide.com/screensaver-security-on-macos-10-13-is-broken-a385726e2ae2 http://www.openradar.me/35462422
For those who have been searching for a way to do this via profiles, you can use this gist: https://gist.github.com/mcw0933/21b8a9e292e83c69931f5de0d2ae1883
Or follow these steps:
- Create a file called
askforpassworddelay.mobileconfig
with the xml file contents below. - Change
__YOUR_NAME__
to something more meaningful if you like. - Change the
askForPasswordDelay
value to your desired setting, in seconds. In the file below, it's 5 seconds. - Save the file.
- Open a terminal window, change directory to the file location, and run
/usr/bin/profiles -I -F askforpassworddelay.mobileconfig
. Or, launch the Profiles prefpane in System Preferences and then use the UI to install this file manually.
File contents:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>PayloadContent</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>PayloadDisplayName</key>
<string>Security & Privacy</string>
<key>PayloadEnabled</key>
<true/>
<key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
<string>com.__YOUR_NAME__.config.screensaver</string>
<key>PayloadType</key>
<string>com.apple.screensaver</string>
<key>PayloadUUID</key>
<string>966eb7be-81bd-f8cc-f3e3-078d93f1b4a4</string>
<key>PayloadVersion</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>askForPassword</key>
<true/>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>PayloadDisplayName</key>
<string>Security & Privacy</string>
<key>PayloadEnabled</key>
<true/>
<key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
<string>com.__YOUR_NAME__.config.screensaver</string>
<key>PayloadType</key>
<string>com.apple.screensaver</string>
<key>PayloadUUID</key>
<string>966eb7be-81bd-f8cc-f3e3-078d93f1b4a5</string>
<key>PayloadVersion</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>askForPasswordDelay</key>
<integer>5</integer>
</dict>
</array>
<key>PayloadDescription</key>
<string>screen saver password delay settings</string>
<key>PayloadDisplayName</key>
<string>screen saver password delay</string>
<key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
<string>com.__YOUR_NAME__.config.screensaver</string>
<key>PayloadOrganization</key>
<string>__YOUR_NAME__</string>
<key>PayloadRemovalDisallowed</key>
<false/>
<key>PayloadScope</key>
<string>System</string>
<key>PayloadType</key>
<string>Configuration</string>
<key>PayloadUUID</key>
<string>0dc319a0-c331-0131-eeb5-000c294ab81b</string>
<key>PayloadVersion</key>
<integer>1</integer>
</dict>
</plist>