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Is there any way to have OSX log in automatically in a certain account when starting up, without asking for the password, while preventing remote (or even local network) connections without password?

I have a computer that I use both as a home server and a media center, so it has to be accessible from outside world in a secure manner (SSH + Screen Sharing), but at the same time I don't want to key in the passwords every time my media center boots up, or more importantly each time it wakes up from sleep.

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Yes, this is possible. An automatic login option is available within the System Preferences.

System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login Options > Automatic login

This ability may not be available if you are using FileVault.

When setting up this option, you will need to provide the user's password. See Does activating auto-login compromise secure password storage? for a discussion about how this feature works.

System Preferences on OS X

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Graham Miln
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    Ah, the problem was File Vault. Thanks for mentioning that. I don't have any critical file on that computer per se, so I removed File Vault encryption and it worked. – retrography Nov 08 '15 at 16:58