Ipa User-unlock | Free

Paid IPA user-unlock services often provide a more stable user experience and include a custom IPA that survives several reboots. Free versions usually expire after 7 days (due to free Apple Developer signing profiles).

ipa user-unlock does change the password. It simply removes the nsaccountlock attribute from the user's LDAP entry and resets the failed login counter in the Kerberos KDC. ipa user-unlock

$ ipa user-status jdoe Account login time: 2023-10-26T10:00:00Z Account failed login count: 0 Paid IPA user-unlock services often provide a more

The user-unlock flow works, but after reset, the user loses admin rights or FileVault breaks. Root Cause: The user account does not have a Secure Token. ipa user-unlock requires the user to be a SecureTokenUser . Mobile accounts created via ADE usually have this. Manually created local accounts often do not. Solution: Before deploying FileVault, ensure the primary user is granted a Secure Token via sysadminctl -secureTokenOn ... (or let the MDM do it via the Bootstrap Token process). It simply removes the nsaccountlock attribute from the