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After MacOS Ventura 13.1 update, the only admin account became "standard" user. How to (re)authorize the admin account?
My Mac Mini updated to Ventura 13.2. Afterwards, the Admin account lost its admin privileges. The system had (and still has) FileVault enabled. It has two user accounts, one previously had ...
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What can cause FileVault password to change by itself
To elaborate on that, my work computer is a Macbook Pro encrypted with FileVault. I was away for a few weeks vacation and coming back I can't log in. My password is correct. I've been using it for a ...
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Filevault 2 not accepting any new passwords after recovery key unlock
We use Dell Data Protection Encryption in conjunction with Filevault 2 on all of our Apple Devices at our office.
I have a user who was unable to log into her machine at the initial Filevault login ...
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Recover/Reset OSX administrator password
I'm looking for some information about how to recover my administrator password if I happen to forget it. Let's say I've had an accident and I turn on my Mac afterward and it instantly prompts me for ...
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OSX 10.9 Mavericks: admin password lost - recovery mode doesn't work
On my Mac (10.9 Mavericks) I have a normal user account (rxt) and an admin account with administrator privileges. Last week I changed this admin password, and forgot it. Stupid that I didn't store in ...
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OS X: How to use different passwords for screensaver/sudo vs FileVault / Time Machine?
I want to use a very long (20+ char), strong password for my FileVault 2 full disk encryption (as well as encrypted Time Machine backups stored on a network drive), which should protect against brute ...
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In OS X how to avoid typing passwords twice if FileVault 2 is enabled?
After erasing the startup volume with encryption enabled (FileVault 2) and restoring the previous backup, I found myself needing to type passwords twice: the first one is to unlock the drive and the ...
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