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I am trying to run my update 12.5.1 and it will not let me pass the authentication

I have tried my current passwords, as well as all my old passwords and none of them will let me past. I tried changing my password and that didn't work either. Any Ideas?

Mac mini, macOS 12.4

Posted on Sep 6, 2022 4:10 AM

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Posted on Sep 6, 2022 4:20 AM

Has the User Logged into the Admin Account of this computer ?


Has the user Logged Out of any Non Admin Account and back into the Admin Account ?


Verify User Account as True or False


In terminal copy and paste the below command without Quotation Marks


" id -Gn username | grep -q -w admin && echo True || echo False. "


If the $USER  is admin then True will result.


Credit @VikingOSX

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Sep 6, 2022 4:20 AM in response to technologyheadache

Has the User Logged into the Admin Account of this computer ?


Has the user Logged Out of any Non Admin Account and back into the Admin Account ?


Verify User Account as True or False


In terminal copy and paste the below command without Quotation Marks


" id -Gn username | grep -q -w admin && echo True || echo False. "


If the $USER  is admin then True will result.


Credit @VikingOSX

Sep 6, 2022 4:42 AM in response to technologyheadache

You are welcome 👍 and thank you too 🇨🇦


Do come back to the Apple Support Communities ( ASC )  in the future, if / or when additional questions may arise


An aside - having two Admin Accounts on one computer can be a life saver in certain situations.


The caveat being the " Owner Account " which is normally the first account used to setup the computer as New is required for this action - update.


The added Admin Account is, yes, an Admin account but . . . is exactly that Added and may not carry the same Ownership privileges.

I am trying to run my update 12.5.1 and it will not let me pass the authentication

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