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title: 'Tutorial: Configure automatic login on macOS'
canonical: https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/tutorials/configuration-tutorials/connectors/operating-systems/macos/tutorial--configure-automatic-login-on-macos/
product: CloudConnexa Docs
description: This tutorial describes configuring your macOS computer to login automatically on restart. This will allow the OpenVPN Connect application to reconnect the OpenVPN tunnel on unscheduled restarts without requiring human intervention.
keywords: automatic login on macOS
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# Tutorial: Configure automatic login on macOS

This tutorial describes configuring your macOS computer to login automatically on restart. This will allow the OpenVPN Connect application to reconnect the OpenVPN tunnel on unscheduled restarts without requiring human intervention.

It is highly recommended to setup automatic login if you have a Connector installed on your macOS computer.

## Steps: Configure automatic login on macOS

1. Click the Apple logo.
2. Select **System Preferences** from the menu.
3. Click **Users & Groups**. In earlier versions of OS X, this is called **Accounts**.
4. Click the lock to make changes, and enter your Administrator password when prompted.
5. Click **Login Options**.
6. Select the **Automatic login** username that you want to configure.
   - To disable automatic login, select **Off**.

**Note:** If the username is grayed out, your computer requires manual login and you are unable to set up automatic login without making additional changes. Here are some possible workarounds:

- If FileVault is turned on, manual login is required for all accounts. You can choose to turn FileVault off.
- If an account uses an iCloud password to log in, manual login is required for that account. When changing the account password, you can choose not to use the iCloud password.

1. Click the lock to prevent further changes, and close **System Preferences**.

## Related Tutorials

- [Tutorial: Install a Connector on macOS](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/tutorials/configuration-tutorials/connectors/operating-systems/macos/tutorial--install-a-connector-on-macos.md)
- [Tutorial: Configure Network Address Translation (NAT) on macOS](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/tutorials/configuration-tutorials/connectors/operating-systems/macos/tutorial--configure-network-address-translation--nat--on-macos.md)
- [Tutorial: Configure macOS Computer to be a Router](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/tutorials/configuration-tutorials/connectors/operating-systems/macos/tutorial--configure-macos-computer-to-be-a-router.md)

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