Endpoint Management

Manually Grant a User a Secure Token

Last modified 7/1/2020

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When you need to manually give another user a Secure Token for FileVault.  You can use an account that already has a Secure Token to grant one to another user.

Getting Started

  1. On a macOS device, open the Terminal app.
  2. Run the following command below.
    1. Replace UserToGrantToken & UserThatHasAToken with usernames of the accounts.
    2. You will be prompted for both passwords.
sysadminctl -secureTokenOn UserToGrantToken -password - -adminUser UserThatHasAToken -adminPassword -




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