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# Login

Include these groups in the list of users:

When configured to display a list of users the login screen can be set to show Administrator users, Local users, Network users and/or users with ID below 500. The "Users with ID below 500" option allows creation of hidden user accounts by changing the user's ID (in the Users & Groups preferences pane, right-click on the user you want to change and choose "Advanced Options…") to a number below 500.

Hide Buttons:

Cocktail can hide the sleep, restart and shut down buttons at the login screen.

Display additional message:

OS X's login screen can be set to display additional information.

Display password hint after:

The number of failed login attempts before the password hint is shown.

Disable access to Darwin text console:

When enabled it will no longer be possible to get to the console by logging in with the username ">console".