Mac OS X 10.5.2 Special Report: Screen savers not asking for passwords

Some users are reporting more frequent occurence of an issue we noted earlier this month (prior to the release of Mac OS X 10.5.2) in which the system does not ask for a password when exiting the screen saver, even if the option to do so is selected in the "Security" pane of System Preferences. The problem appears randomly, but some users have reported that they are not prompted for a password if the screen saver is invoked via a hot corner.

At the time we received word that this is a known issue, which will be fixed in an upcoming iteration of Mac OS X. Obviously, 10.5.2 is not that iteration.

Index:

• Release Notes an update procedure recommendations
• Determining whether problems are caused by Mac OS X 10.5.2 or Leopard Graphics update
• Downgrading to Mac OS X 10.5.1

• "ACL found but not expected" in Disk Utility
• Active Directory issues
• Adobe application slowness, fixes
• Advice at work
• AirPort slowness, disconnects and more
• Applications fail to launch
• Clicks from speakers
• Finder not starting
• Freezes when using DVD Player
• iCal calendars disappearing
• iPhone syncing problems
• Mail.app issues
• Microsoft Office applications slow to launch
• Missing display resolutions
• Poor Performance: Slow startups; general sluggishness
• Override automatic disk shutdown mechanism
• Parallels problems
• Repair Disk/Permissions to the rescue, again
• Screen savers not asking for passwords
• Slow LAN transfers
• Startup stalls or fails
• System utilities (Cocktail, LCC) must be updated
• Misc. third-party application, device problems (Bluetooth, etc.)
• Time Machine not work properly
• Trackpad, mice, keyboard not working -- reset SMC
• Undocumented fixes
• Wake-from-sleep issues (inadvertent restarts, more)

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