No place to type "password followed by verification code"

Regardless of which way things happen for you, it seems the best approach is not to enter the password in the first instance but go straight to a trusted device and generate a code yourself (Settings ➔ Apple ID(Top) ➔ Password & Security ➔ Get Verification Code) and then enter the password and code as suggested above (ABC123)

Thank you. This worked, but set off a nightmarish cascade of iCloud password requests across all my devices. Plus, it turned off iCloud Keychain on all devices and Back to My Mac on my computers. Every device had the following message:

Update Apple ID Settings

Some account devices will not be available until you sign in again.

On my two iOS devices I had to enter my iCloud password to "Update Apple ID Settings" and then again to turn Keychain back on and again to turn Back to My Mac on. I also had to enter the device PIN.

On my computers, I also had to enter my password three different times. Thanks to Google for Chrome Remote Desktop so I could do this on my iMac at home. (I'm away at the moment.)

I was never able to turn Keychain back on for the MacBook Air. It said I had to request permission from another device I did that, but none of my devices ever received the request.

I would say that in the course of fixing this iCloud problem with the MacBook Air I ended up having to enter my iCloud password nearly two dozen times across two iOS devices and three computers.

This is ridiculous.

You are already signed in or at least that is what the screen shot shows. What happens if you don't do anything?

Nothing. No access to any iCloud services. No email, messages, etc. It may not be visible on the screenshot, but all the iCloud services are dimmed showing that they are not active.

Thank you.

I think some people type an answer before they fully understand the question. In this case thinking, "Here's another fool who doesn't understand that you have to type both the password and verification code", completely ignoring the fact that there's no place to type either.

I'm glad you managed to discover the correct sequence.

Try selecting another preference pane in System Preferences, then go back to System Preferences/iCloud and sign in again. Put in the password, followed by the code (the password (ABC) followed by the code (123) or ABC123).

I've tried all that including quitting System Preferences, rebooting the machine, etc. Nothing helps. A password entry field just never appears. I posted a screenshot to show what I mean.

Odd thing is, I’ve done this many times with this machine In the past and have always been able to enter the password and code in the password field.

You need to type in the Password field. Password first, then the code, without any spaces between the two.

Yes, I know this. Trouble is, there is no password field. No place to enter anything.

Here’s a screenshot of what I saw immediately after entering the password with the verification code: