114. Automatically Log OutBEFORE YOU BEGIN 110 Enable and Disable Automatic Login 111 Log In from the Login Window SEE ALSO 112 Switch to Another User If you have a shared computer with multiple users, and you're not sure you trust the other users not to mess with your stuff (for example, if the computer is shared at a school or with an inquisitive little brother), it might be a good idea to configure Mac OS X to log out automatically after a certain period of keyboard or mouse inactivity. This ensures that if you get up and walk away from the Mac without properly logging yourself out, a mischievous interloper can't come by an hour later and start pawing through your settings and personal documents. After a period of inactivity that you set, your session will automatically end, and the Mac will return to the login window so that only valid users can access the computer by logging in properly.
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