Re: Autoupdate and TeXShop

Jay,

"What we have here is a failure to communicate."

That dialog box is not the making of TexShop, but something from MacOS. 
It demands your Apple system password.

Best,
Marcus

On 2026-01-22 15:14, Jay Beder wrote:
> Just so you see what I'm being asked by TexShop.  This is rather
> obscure, since I don't recall having had to create an account with
> TexShop or with MacTeX.  I'd appreciate any assistance you can
> provide.
> Jay
> 
> On Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 8:39 PM Jay Beder <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> 
>> Justin -- To log on to what?  Does TexShop have a login?  I'm not
>> aware of it.  And I've never had to log on to MikTeX.
>> 
>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 6:28 PM Justin C. Walker <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> As I said (or typed), it’s *your* password that is required (the
>> one you use to log in).
>> 
>> HTH
>> 
>> On Jan 21, 2026, at 14:25 , Jay Beder <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks, Justin.  But I'm not sure what password is being asked for.
>> Can you clarify?
>> 
>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 3:38 PM Justin C. Walker <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> I believe the alert is asking for your password, not one for the
>> application.
>> 
>> On Jan 21, 2026, at 13:25 , Jay Beder <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> I recently installed TeXShop on my Macbook Air.  There is evidently
>> an update that I should install, but when I run the installation I
>> get a window that says that "TeXShop (Autoupdate) wants to make
>> changes", and asks for a password.  I don't believe I established a
>> password for TeXShop, and so I have no idea what to do.  I would
>> rather not disable autoupdate in system settings, and in any case
>> I'm not sure that that would hel
>> 
>> I previously had a Dell PC running Windows 10, and used WinEdt as my
>> editor, so I'm unfamiliar with TeXShop.  I'm unable to find useful
>> information on the web.
>> 
>> Thanks for any help you can provide.
>> 
>> Sincerely,
>> Jay Beder
>> 
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