Cannot Enter Pin For Locked MacBook

[danbaver]

 We typically use Jamf to send a lock command to our MacBooks on. We have one MacBook that has the "Incorrect PIN entered too many times. Please try again in x minutes" where x = 24,321,071.

Does anyone know of a way to get past this besides waiting 46 years?

[danbaver]

[jamf-42 · Accepted solution]

can't exactly remember.. but connect to ethernet.. ? if not powered on for a while it may have reverted date / time.. Epoc date?

[sdagley]

@danbaver I'll 2nd @jamf-42 's connect it to a wired Ethernet port suggestion. If that doesn't help you're probably going to need to send it in to Apple for a motherboard replacement (when I worked in EDU that was the response to Macs that wouldn't take the unlock PIN, but we didn't have any that were showing the 46 year delay)

[danbaver]

Looks like plugging in with an ethernet cord worked! Thanks to you both!