How to secure Mac laptop while it is running processes such as wget, or some local node.js apps? I would like my computer to continue running processes until they're done. I typically just keep my laptop on, but if I leave turn it off. How can I leave though and secure it (like log off or something) while still keeping the code running? Does the code automatically continue running?
The &quot;Lock Screen&quot; feature is your friend:

all of your processes will continue to run, but your password will be needed to access anything.
Command+Control+Q if you need to dash off quickly.