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Created October 26, 2010 02:29
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When lending your Mac to someone who doesn't have an account on it, turn off being bothered to type in your password for them every time they have to wake it from sleep.
tell application "System Preferences"
activate
set current pane to pane id "com.apple.preference.security"
tell application "System Events"
tell process "System Preferences"
-- UNLOCK CHECKS
if (exists checkbox "Click the lock to make changes." of window 1) is true then
click checkbox "Click the lock to make changes." of window 1
-- wait for security login or dismissal
repeat until (count of every window) is not 0
delay 1
end repeat
if (exists checkbox "Click the lock to make changes." of window 1) then
set perform_changes to false
else
set perform_changes to true
end if
else
set perform_changes to true
end if
if perform_changes is true then
-- MAKE CHANGES
click checkbox "Require password" of tab group 1 of window "Security"
end if
end tell
end tell
end tell
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