If you have a Mac set up in a secure location as a media center or with limited access by anyone but authorized users, then you may find the OS X log-in password requirement to be a burden. Topher, an ...

Some Unix/Linux systems require that a username and password be entered for login. Some can be set up to log you in automatically. For Lubuntu — a lightweight ...

If you chose to save the password when you added your Microsoft Exchange email account to Outlook, the program automatically logs you in when you launch it. This time-saving feature may be dangerous ...

For many users, automatic login is a great convenience—whenever you boot or reboot your OS X machine, it logs you in and runs all your login items. For other users, it can be more important than ...