Locked out of iMac not attached to wifi

This morning I was listening to music, and I turned off the Wi-Fi while I was baking. When I came back to the computer, I got an entry screen that would not except my name or password. I have change my password, but I still can’t get into my iMac because it’s not attached to the Internet.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.12

Posted on Apr 8, 2023 9:26 AM

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BDAqua

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Apr 8, 2023 1:00 PM in response to labech60

If you can get into Terminal in restore mode, CMD+r keys then try...

sudo ifconfig en1 up

sudo might not be needed.

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