MBP is asking for 2 different passwords on start up

[Kulfon]

dear all,
I do not know how I got there, but my MBP is asking for 2 different passwords when I start it. If it is hybetnated, there is only 1 password, but if I start it from off, I need 2 different passwords.
Any way I can have just one?

 

[acorntoy]

I've had the same, and I've always figured that the first one is to unencrypt the ssd because I have FileVault on, and then the next one is simply the log in password For the profile you've selected. I believe if I turn off FileVault it just asks me one password.

Also- no matter how dark it is, the backlit keyboard will not turn on for the first password. But it will immediatly turn on after I enter the first password and it asks for the second.

 

[New_Mac_Smell]

Is this setting turned on at all in your system preferences?

 

[macrlz9]

Change your admin password temporarily, restart. Change it back, restart.

 

[ManuCH]

Run the following from Terminal:

fdesetup sync

 

[Samuelsan2001]

Turn file vault on and off.

Or follow the guide here for more complicated fixes.


https://www.macissues.com/2015/03/31/fix-double-login-prompts-on-your-mac/

 

[Kulfon]

I turned file vault off and there is no problem anymore

 

[ManuCH]

I turned file vault off and there is no problem anymore

Sure, the issue is caused by FileVault not being set up correctly due to some glitch. But turning it off is not a solution as your data is now unencrypted.

You can try turning it on again and it likely won't happen anymore.