Part 1 - Admin privileges required
Login as Admin
From the menu, drag down to "System Preferences..."
Select "iCloud" icon and login as classe-it-mac@cornell.edu as the AppleID account.
Look for password in
KeePass
Go Back to main Preferences icon view window and select "Security & Privacy" icon.
Click on "Click on lock to make changes." and enter Admin password.
Click on the "FileVault" tab.
Click on the "Turn On FileVault..." button
When the drop shade window appears, select the radio button next to "Allow my iCloud account to unlock my disk"
Also, allow any required user accounts to unlock the disk.
Close the System Preferences window.
Logout as Admin - do not restart the Mac.
Part 2 - Main user password change is required
Login as the main (non-privileged) user of the system, i.e. the account that will be normally used to log into the Mac.
Use the "Users & Group" system preferences panel to change the password of currently logged-in user.
NOTE: This will, of course, change the User's password on Windows and Linux as well.
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17 Apr 2023,
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