Enable session lock five seconds after screen saver initiation
- Single actionThis page belongs to a script, containing basic changes to achieve a task.
- macOS onlyThis script improves your privacy on macOS
- Impact: HighSystem Functionality Loss Risk: High
This action improves privacy with high impact when you run the recommended script. - Bash (Shell script)These changes use macOS system commands to update your settings.
- Fully reversible
You can fully restore this action (revert back to the original behavior) using this website.
The restore/revert methods provided here can help you fix issues.
Overview
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This cheat sheet provides a community-tested way for: enable session lock five seconds after screen saver initiation on macOS to create a safe and private environment from data handling management. For your knowledge, you'll learn how to revert back to standard settings on this companion.
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Technical Details
To obtain permission control, this executable manages privileged operations to help improve digital data privacy enforcement.
For applying this macOS operating system settings, this script configures your system to benefit from preference control to be able to enhance online privacy protection. This helps reducing overhead to decrease energy and performance consumption.
This modification adjusts core system settings to reduce important data privacy risks with aid of secured system resources. As part of make the system run smoother, it aims to help to reach optimized system resources.
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This script is not recommended for daily use as it breaks important functionality.
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How to apply or restore "Enable session lock five seconds after screen saver initiation" using script
- ≈ 3 min to complete
- Tools: Web Browser
- Difficulty: Medium
- ≈ 5 instructions
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Use button above to restore changes. - 2
Keep the file
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Open
Open the downloaded file. - 4
Exit
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Restart
Restart your computer for all changes to take effect.
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How to apply or restore "Enable session lock five seconds after screen saver initiation" using privacy.sexy
- ≈ 3 min to complete
- Tools: privacy.sexy
- Difficulty: Simple
- ≈ 4 instructions
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- Search for the script name: Enable session lock five seconds after screen saver initiation
- Check the script by clicking on the checkbox.
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Run
Click on ▶️ Run button at the bottom of the page.This button only appears on desktop version (recommended). On browser, use 💾 Save button.
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sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver 'askForPasswordDelay' -int 5
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How to apply or restore "Enable session lock five seconds after screen saver initiation" using commands
- ≈ 2 min to complete
- Tools: Terminal app
- Difficulty: undefined
- ≈ 3 instructions
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Open terminal
Open Terminal app. - 2
Copy code
Copy the code: - 3
Paste & run
Paste the code into Terminal and press Enter to run.Some changes require a system restart to take effect
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Wider Goal
Guides below includes this guide to achieve a wider goal.See other more general settings that includes this one as one of its actions.These plans combine multiple privacy settings, including this one, for stronger protection.
- Enable protective screen saver
- Security improvements
Same Goal
Another guide in Enable protective screen saver See settings that are in the same category as this guide.Using other actions in the same category may help you achieve your goal better.
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