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Your password is required to enable Touch ID? How do I do that

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Jul 24, 2022 9:17 PM

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Posted on Jul 24, 2022 9:29 PM

Ambers1314 Said:

"Log in to Mac computer: Your password is required to enable Touch ID? How do I do that"

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Password for Touch ID:

Use the password of your Administrator user on your Mac --not your Apple ID password. It will popup on a window prompting you for this.

  1. Go Here: Use Touch ID on Mac - Apple Support
  2. Scroll to: Use Touch ID to unlock your Mac, log in, or switch users
  3. As it Reads: "Only user accounts that have passwords can be unlocked with Touch ID. Sharing-only users and guest users cannot use Touch ID."
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Jul 24, 2022 9:29 PM in response to Ambers1314

Ambers1314 Said:

"Log in to Mac computer: Your password is required to enable Touch ID? How do I do that"

-------


Password for Touch ID:

Use the password of your Administrator user on your Mac --not your Apple ID password. It will popup on a window prompting you for this.

  1. Go Here: Use Touch ID on Mac - Apple Support
  2. Scroll to: Use Touch ID to unlock your Mac, log in, or switch users
  3. As it Reads: "Only user accounts that have passwords can be unlocked with Touch ID. Sharing-only users and guest users cannot use Touch ID."

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