Authentication is disabled

I have a MacBook with an M1 chip.

My account is an admin, mobile, yet I can't unlock system preferences and it says "authentication is disabled".

How do I restore my Admin rights?

Posted on Nov 30, 2022 4:32 PM

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javin87 Author

Level 1

7 points

Nov 30, 2022 4:40 PM in response to javin87

Also why can't we boot in single user mode anymore with M1?

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