Disk Encryption password prompt

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Disk Encryption password prompt

I have 2 macbook Pro Retina machines, Identical. One for work and a personal one.

Disk encryption is on for both machines.

My work machine just logs me in no problem.

My personal machine asks me for a disk encryption password every boot, then the login password. I can't find the setting to turn off the disk encryption password prompt.

What did i do differently?

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Jan 12, 2013 2:10 AM

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tavernau Author

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Jan 13, 2013 12:41 AM in response to tavernau

So I solved it for myself.

seems I had encrypted the disk using DU from the pre-boot environment, therefore the encryption had occured without my user account holding the "keys" to the encryption. The end result is that a password is needed for both my account and the encryption seperately.

I turned off file vault as root from the command line and re-enabled it as my user. problem solved.

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