Setting or changing recovery lock

Applicable to: macOS 11.5+

The administrator can set or change recovery lock for device reboot for macOS device running on Apple silicon. A recovery lock prevents starting up of the macOS devices in recovery mode, unless the passcode is entered.

Procedure:

1. Go to Devices.

2. To set or change the recovery lock for reboot:

1. Click the user display name the device is associated with to view the device details page. Perform one of the following steps:

2. In the Overview section, expand Recovery Lock and click Set Password or click Change Password. Or Click the Actions ellipsis and click Set/Change Recovery Lock.

3. In the Set/Change Recovery Lock dialogue box do the following:

1. Current Password: Enter the current password here. Keep it empty if you are setting it for the first time.
   
   

2. Password: Enter the password you want to set.

3. Confirm Password: Re-type the password you want to set.

3. Click Set/Change Recovery Lock.

In Overview, Recovery Lock Enabled shows the status of the Recovery Lock passcode.

Administrators can also clear the passcode by removing the existing passcode and click Set/Change Recovery Lock.