Force a password change on next login

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Force a password change on next login

I am just configuring a couple of laptops for friends with new images of macOS 12.1.0. I have setup accounts with default (very insecure) passwords and want to ensure that each user is prompted to change their password upon initial login.

It seems that back in the days of OS X ~10.11 there was a tickbox that allowed this (see https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7552095?answerId=7552095021#7552095021), however no matter where I hunt, with cmd depressed or not, there does not appear to be such an option in macOS Monterey (12.1.0).

Can someone more experienced enlighten me - is there e commandline approach to achieving this user account configuration with a forced password change on next login?

MacBook Air (2020 or later)

Posted on Jan 1, 2022 10:41 AM

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Barney-15E

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Jan 1, 2022 11:16 AM in response to Duro

You have to use Apple's Mobile Device Management to create a profile that requires that.

Is that the only account on the Mac? If so, just install the OS and shut down. Let them create their own account. If you want them to create a secure password, then you'll have to go the router of the MDM profile.

Password and passcode MDM payload settings for Apple devices - Apple Support

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Old Toad

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Jan 1, 2022 10:56 AM in response to Duro

If you're not able to enable that feature you can do the following; Put a PostIt on the screen of the laptops with an admonishment to change that terribly poor password (stronger wording as you see fit).

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Barney-15E

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Jan 1, 2022 2:12 PM in response to Duro

The article you linked was in reference to the Server app. Are you using the Server app? Many features were removed from the App (mostly if they could be accomplished without the app). That checkbox would be for remote users on the Server, not for a standalone box.

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Duro Author

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Jan 1, 2022 11:52 AM in response to Old Toad

Is there a macOS 12.1/Monterey officially endorsed postit note colour that I should be using?

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Duro Author

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Jan 1, 2022 10:25 PM in response to Barney-15E

Nah, my query for not for the server app, but rather the vanilla macOS 12.1 release. It seems to me like macOS Server is not really the product it once was

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