Unable to create an authorized user for an external drive.

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Unable to create an authorized user for an external drive.

I've been able to create a bootable drive, but am unable to add an authorized user. When I select the external drive as start up I get "Startup Disk - Startup Disk is trying to unlock the Startup Disk settings. Enter your password to allow this." I enter my password and click UNLOCK. Then I get the following "This volume does not have any authorized users for this computer." I select Authorize User... which is followed by "Please enter the password for the user" I enter my password and click OK. "Select an owner." I click Authorize then get "Please enter the password for the user" and SO IT GOES.

I am never able to add an authorized user!

Consequently I cannot add RAID software to my external drive which is vital to recovering from an internal disk failure.

Mac Studio, macOS 12.6

Posted on Jan 26, 2023 7:27 AM

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Luis Sequeira1

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Jan 26, 2023 7:39 AM in response to Frank Judnich

What is your mac model? In recent macs you have to adjust the settings in Startup Security Utility to allow booting from an external drive.

Restart in Recovery, select Startup Security and lower the setting. You will probably get a warning about security and such, that is ok.

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Answer 2

Jan 26, 2023 7:18 PM in response to Frank Judnich

I just found out that Apple will not allow third party drivers to be loaded on M1/M2 computer external drives.

So if my internal drive fails I am unable to access any RAID that needs a third party driver installed which just happens to be where my time machine data resides. I don't see any rationale for this action.

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Answer 3

Jan 26, 2023 10:59 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Mac Studion M1 Max running Ventura. I have yet to find a post the tells me how to create a USEABLE external ssd drive. I've already lower the security settings.

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Answer 4

Jan 26, 2023 11:17 AM in response to Frank Judnich

I don't have an Apple Silicon Mac, yet. I have heard that it is increasingly difficult to have them boot from external, but not impossible. If I find a workable solution, I will report back.

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Answer 5

Jan 26, 2023 3:48 PM in response to Frank Judnich

After several calls to Apple tech support I have managed to create an external bootable ssd, but I am unable to install SoftRAID in order to access my two RAIDs.

Thanks Apple.

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