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FileVault and other users on newly imaged box

  • February 14, 2013
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I'm netboot imaging a large number of machines. As part of the process I'm creating user accounts, HOWEVER, I would also like to enable FileVault 2 during imaging time. At the end of the day, I'd like FDE to be enabled for my builtin admin user and the user I'm adding during imaging. However, if I let my FileVault policy kick in AFTER the imaging is completed, only the admin user can unlock it.

Is there anyway to have FileVault enabled during imaging, before the other user is added (And theoretically automagically given filevault access)?

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    • rich.trouton
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    • February 14, 2013

    Nope. You can only enable FileVault 2 using Apple's fdesetup tool (which is what Casper's using) once the Mac is booted off of its own hard drive.

    You may want to delay adding your second user until after FileVault 2 encryption is completed.

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