How do I lock my mac without the screen going dark or going to the screensaver?

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When I used Alfred's Lock command my mac locks and shows a screen with a password prompt. I want to know if I can do this on machines that don't have Alfred installed. Is there a way to do by perhaps creating an automator service?

You could log out... if you select the button the reopens the last windows you have open it will work. It's not pretty, though — NoahL, Dec 21 '16 at 17:28
I do not use Alfred, so all I can offer is... you can use /System/Library/CoreServices/"Menu Extras"/User.menu/Contents/Resources/CGSession -suspend in a Run Shell Script action in an Automator Service and assign it a keyboard shortcut or use it in an AppleScript script from the AppleScript menu on the Apple menu bar or and AppleScript app or a bash script wrapped with Platypus, etc. Have a look at: How to lock your Mac screen with a keyboard shortcut — user3439894, Dec 21 '16 at 17:31

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 21 '16 at 17:43

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You can create an Automator workflow with a Run Shell Script action containing:

/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu\ Extras/User.menu/Contents/Resources/CGSession -suspend

answered Dec 21 '16 at 17:43

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@user3439894 All Automator documents are workflows, a service is still a workflow; the question did not specify a keyboard shortcut had to be used. I did not see your comment likely because I had this question open prior to your comment and didn't load them before posting my answer. – grg Dec 21 '16 at 18:23

How do I lock my mac without the screen going dark or going to the screensaver?

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