However, you will be unable to boot into Safe Mode unless you delete the firmware password. Press and hold Command () + S keys to enter the single-user mode. Nota Bene: If you enable a firmware password, you can get into target disk mode by holding down the Alt/Option key at boot, typing in the firmware password, and then holding down the T key. Click Continue to allow your settings, media, data, and the other listed items to be removed. Once the system is up, go under Utilities and find Password Reset utility. Here are the steps to bypass mac password using single-user mode. If you’re a Munki admin, you can use this update-firmware-password nopkg in a pinch-just keep in mind that it, like the script above, stores the passwords in plain text.įirmware Password Manager also stores the passwords in a key file in plain text, but that file gets deleted very shortly afterwards. Your MDM (I know, for example, Mosyle does this) may be able to change firmware passwords for you. Unfortunately we are still in lockdown for who knows how long. I've looked online on how to reset the firmware password and it sounds like that we may have to go to the Apple store for help. IIRC iMac was bought in 2011 from a non-Apple store. Which is a far more sophisticated way to manage firmware passwords. However when I restart and do the Command ()-R thingy during booting, it's asking for a password.
If you want to script firmware password setting, someone wrote a fairly simple script that does it. Afterwards, you’ll need to reboot the machine for the change to take effect. Apple MacBook password removal is what we specialise in. You’ll need the current one to delete it, of course. You can, of course, enable the firmware password via Recovery Mode, but it’s easier to do it from the command line: sudo firmwarepasswd -setpasswd You’ll be prompted for the new firmware password. Turn on your Macbook by pressing and holding the power button for a few seconds.
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