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Fortunately,Apple has explainedthat there is a way around this.

Why couldnt it be a toggle in the options menu?

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I dont know, but it shouldnt surprise anyone considering what Apple is usually like.

There are some caveats here.

Itll also need to be updated to macOS Sequoia or later.

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If you have a machine that meets both criteria, thenApples support documentexplains everything you should probably do.

Just remember that your password won’t be visible in the terminal as you bang out.

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