[Resolved] University Administrator’ed M1 Laptop/ Cannot Option Boot

[crash_log]

My partner just got a job a college and the school has set up a new M1 Mac laptop. Nice machine but the issue is that the school has locked out permissions and has Admin control. Add to this Kaspersky (????) is also running on it too, and cannot be turned off. The issue is…it’s mega slooowwww with bloated crapware all through it. Seriously, 15mins after reboot get be able to email. I cannot option boot to nuke/pave the drive and ofc cannot yank the drive. Any thoughts?

 

[AttoA]

To get to the “recovery” mode on M1 Macs, you hold down the power button when booting and then select the gear icon.

Edit: the response below me is correct: if the Mac was given to your partner for their job, their employer owns it. If you don’t have admin access, you won’t get very far in recovery mode either.

 

[bobcomer]

What you're trying to do is not a good idea. Your partner should be talking to the people that gave her/him the laptop and they should fix it.

 

[crash_log]

What you're trying to do is not a good idea. Your partner should be talking to the people that gave her/him the laptop and they should fix it.

Yeahhhh…typically I agree here but they have already bumped heads and the school feels very Windows. Nonetheless, I get where your‘re coming from and we may indeed follow that path.

 

[crash_log]

What you're trying to do is not a good idea. Your partner should be talking to the people that gave her/him the laptop and they should fix it.

Good to know! Many thanks.

 

[crash_log]

To get to the “recovery” mode on M1 Macs, you hold down the power button when booting and then select the gear icon.

Edit: the response below me is correct: if the Mac was given to your partner for their job, their employer owns it. If you don’t have admin access, you won’t get very far in recovery mode either.

To get to the “recovery” mode on M1 Macs, you hold down the power button when booting and then select the gear icon.

Edit: the response below me is correct: if the Mac was given to your partner for their job, their employer owns it. If you don’t have admin access, you won’t get very far in recovery mode either.

Right, kinda figured we were a bit beholding to the IT Crowd.

 

[jdb8167]

Right, kinda figured we were a bit beholding to the IT Crowd.

If you find a way around the admin security and secure boot you can probably get a few $100k from Apple and take a nice vacation (and buy your own M1 Mac.)

In other words, unless you specialize in security hacks, you are probably wasting your time to try and get around the security.

 

[crash_log]

If you find a way around the admin security and secure boot you can probably get a few $100k from Apple and take a nice vacation (and buy your own M1 Mac.)

In other words, unless you specialize in security hacks, you are probably wasting your time to try and get around the security.

Thank you.

 

[crash_log]

We’re good here now, thanks!

 

[bobcomer]

Yeahhhh…typically I agree here but they have already bumped heads and the school feels very Windows. Nonetheless, I get where your‘re coming from and we may indeed follow that path.

Sorry for the down tone, I'm one of those IT guys. (Not working at a university though!)

 

[crash_log]

Sorry for the down tone, I'm one of those IT guys. (Not working at a university though!)

all good - same team!

 

[michalm]

all good - same team!

Fellow IT person here too. What I know helps, quite a bit, is bribes. We have a couple "VIP" users with special devices who only achieved their status through continually bribing my department. A coffees here, donuts there and soon the IT guys themselves will give you all the admin passwords

 

[mj_]

I hope you're kidding.... Handing out admin passwords to regular users is a major breach of confidence in my book, one that would inevitebly result in immediate termination of employment. If one of my people ever did that I would fire them right away.

 

[bobcomer]

I hope you're kidding.... Handing out admin passwords to regular users is a major breach of confidence in my book, one that would inevitebly result in immediate termination of employment. If one of my people ever did that I would fire them right away.

I'm sure he was kidding. I'd fire myself if I gave users admin passwords.

 

[mj_]

I assumed as much, yes. But then again this is the internet. I've read much crazier things that I thought were meant as a joke but turned out to be dead serious so you never know. Think flat earthers.