Why is my MacBook Air asking for an Admin ID to update?

Its asking for Admin ID and everytime I use my apple ID its not working




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MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Feb 14, 2025 4:26 AM

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Posted on Feb 14, 2025 5:01 AM

It is not asking for your Apple ID and Apple ID password. It is asking for you to provide the user name and password of a local account that has Administrator privileges.


If you have never set up additional user accounts on your Mac, that will normally be the local account you use every day.

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Why is my MacBook Air asking for an Admin ID to update?

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