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I hate it when it asks me for password when I'm at home getting away from a computer for a while. I do like it having a screensaver though. But for some reason I see that password settings for the screensaver is merged with the password settings for waking from sleep. And waking password is an essential security feature for me. Essentially when Im not in a secured environment I close the lid when going away from the laptop even for a minute, but at home I want it to stay open.

Is there a way to have it ask for password only after sleep and not after screensaver?

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Download SleepWatcher

Follow the instructions for installation and configuration. Create a shell script with the following command, and use SleepWatcher to execute it upon sleep:

/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu\ Extras/User.menu/Contents/Resources/CGSession -suspend
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this might work, but a little to much manual labor for a simple task :) – Vitaly Kushner May 20 '10 at 19:08
Alas, sometimes to customize parts of the operating system to perform a simple task, it requires a little labour. :) – ghoppe May 20 '10 at 20:53
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You could always disable your screensaver so that it never activates.

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