I need to leave the Vertica Lounge. Do I have to logout?

You don’t have to logout if you’re leaving for a short period of time, but you do need to lock your screen before leaving it. To do so, you can set your screen saver to activate automatically and require a password to unlock (good), and/or lock your screen manually before leaving it (better).

To configure your screen saver:

• From the menu bar select Apple Menu → System Preferences… → Desktop & Screen Saver → Screen Saver.
• Use the drop-down menu to set the number of minutes of inactivity before the screen saver starts (suggested: 5 minutes, or less).
• You can also configure “Hot Corners” to activate or disable the screen saver at will by clicking on the “Hot Corners…” button in the bottom right of the same window.

Because someone else could potentially take over your session after you leave your workstation but before your screen saver has time to activate, we strongly suggest that you lock your screen manually before walking away from it. This can be done by pressing Ctrl-Cmd-Q or by selecting Apple Menu → Lock Screen.

Note that you should only use screen saver for a short period of time (10 minutes or less). Please be sure to save your files before using screen saver. Very often people walk in to the lounge and log out of an account, destroying any unsaved work.