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.