How to bypass an MDM lock on a Pre-T2 Mac!

Made a typo! To check your MDM status, type "profiles status -type enrollment" without the quotes! I missed the hyphen in the video.
Figured I might as well post a video about this, mainly because I had to do this anyways for my sister so she could use the darn thing, haha!
Hopefully this video is helpful to you all!
All music in this video was made by me! I'll release it later when the album is ready.
Putting the terminal commands/hosts file entries here in case y'all want to copy-paste:
cd System
cd Library
cd ../../etc
sudo nano hosts
Hosts file entries:
0.0.0.0 iprofiles.apple.com
0.0.0.0 mdmenrollment.apple.com
0.0.0.0 deviceenrollment.apple.com
0.0.0.0 gdmf.apple.com
To check if your MDM enrollment status is active, type:
profiles status type enrollment

[@MyLatinLife]

profile status -type enrollment (dont fortget the dash) type this in your terminal

[@MattsTech]

Thanks for the correction; pinning this comment so others see it!

[@MyLatinLife]

thanks bro your vid saved me@@MattsTech

[@peter_shadow7559]

@@MyLatinLife He also saved me. I upgraded my daughter's Mac Mini from HDD to SSD and when I installed the OS I was greeted with the MDM message. The mother bought that computer from someone who buys and resells and for more than three years my daughter never made upgrades of any kind, but she complained that it was slow and then it occurred to me to change the drives, imagine my desperation having left her without a computer. This man is a hero.

[@adamadiop5193]

Sorry to jump in, i have the MDM issue i think. I buy a new macbook Air M2 but it has the MDM lock and now i can't upgrade to MacOs Ventura. Any ideas?

[@peter_shadow7559]

@@adamadiop5193 How can you possibly have an MDM Lock if the computer is new and yours? And if you bought a Macbook Air M2 it is supposed to come with Ventura pre-installed or with Sonoma.

[@orihpt]

Thank you! For everyone not seeing the option to not connect the Mac to the internet in the macOS setup, you need to erase Macintosh HD and reinstall macOS. You may accidentally connected it to the internet at some point, so make sure internet is disabled.

[@sayhama75]

Thank you sooo much! Just did this today on an A1706 Mac book pro that had an MDM. Some tips for others: Had an old boot-usb drive with Mac Big Sur. Deleted the drive in recovery mode but accidentally logged in my WiFi. And couldn’t get it to remove so I opened the laptop and unhooked the 3 WiFi pins. Restarted and internet was for sure off now! I went back into recovery mode (command +r) and it wouldn’t let me install fresh. So I had an idea, boot with the bootable usb-big sur OS. Reboot the computer and hold “option” until you can boot from the usb to install a fresh copy. I followed everything else to the as close as possible! I did notice “cd System” command didn’t work. I just did cd Then the other directories The “..etc” didn’t work either When I got to “sudo” part it was blank and I put in the other stuff. Checked the status and that went well! Thanks again!

[@peter_shadow7559]

I tried this on a Late 2014 Mac Mini with Mojave and it works perfectly. Thanks a lot.

[@gourmetcollectibles3334]

Life saver, traded my gaming PC for a macbook with a local but of course the mdm lock didn’t pop up until a day after we traded, thought I was locked down for life, lolol. Sonoma doesn’t really let you use the Mac I had to downgrade to Big Sur then run this and then upgrade back up, we shall see here in this next week if upgrading back to Sonoma changes anything, lol. Thanks again

[@ianharris4971]

Update me on the Sonoma situation, had issues with it too

[@4NDR3SV]

The correct command that work for me in part B was. profiles status -type enrollment Thank you very much.

[@peter_shadow7559]

Where do I write it? In terminal?

[@AhmedKhaTer_UwK]

@@peter_shadow7559 did you figure it out ?

[@stockdog821]

Fantastic video. Literally that one I was looking for.Thank you so much!

[@MattsTech]

Not a problem, glad I could help!

[@golfer2461]

Where is the video to get it on the flash drive?

[@caboose1289]

Worked like a charm! Thanks man!

[@MattsTech]

Not a problem! Glad it helped ya!

[@vladimirk4276]

It's wonderful, this is a very wise decision but you can do it easier sudo nano /etc/hosts and then put the ip's

[@MattsTech]

Yeah, didn’t think of it at the time, dunno why I didn’t lol

[@StefTechSurfer]

Does that work on M1?

[@Ali-nh8cx]

What you you set the IP's as? I can't get the other method to work

[@MrPnew1]

This will not work with T1 Macbooks meaning 2016 and 2017 Macbook Pros both 13 and 15 inch. Reason being that you will be prompted to connect to the internet to install a critical update. I did this method in this video on a 2015 Macbook Air after finding it mentioned on Stack Exchange. I just left WiFi disconnected. 2018 and on are T2 up until M1 silicon Macs in 2020 and you will definitely not be able to get around MDM in any way at all. Hence your video title is wrong. It works for pre T1 macs, so up to and including 2015 Pros and up to and including 2017 Airs.

[@MattsTech]

It worked on one of my friend’s T2 Macs, so I don’t think the title is wrong.

[@SantanaDiego]

Yeah same deal, didn’t work for me using a T2

[@MrPnew1]

@@SantanaDiego yes it will not work with T1 Macs and definitely not with T2. T1 will always ask for an internet connection to instal that annoying critical update

[@MrPnew1]

@@MattsTech no way this will work on a T1 or T2 Mac sorry. Good video and thanks, it good for up to and including 2015 Pros and 2017 Airs. Anything else will always require an internet connection

[@MattsTech]

Like I said, it worked perfectly fine on one of my friend's T2 Macs. He had a 2019 MacBook Pro, and not only did they bypass the lock, it did not require an internet connection in the installer. Now obviously every computer is different, so it may not work for you, and if such is true, then I'm sorry it didn't work, but speaking from experience, I have seen this work with a T2 MacBook Pro. I wrote the title as "Pre-T2" because I wasn't sure if a T2 Mac would work, and it seems to work unreliably. However, I've seen multiple guides that state that this will work with both T1 and T2, and I've seen one T2 Mac work with this bypass, so...unsure what to tell ya, you might need to adapt my instructions to work with your machine. If I get a T2 Mac that's MDM locked, I will release a follow-up video. :)

[@spencergraf9269]

Hey, thanks for the video! Is there anyway this will work on a 2021 Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M1 Max 32-Core ?

[@llewxamej65]

Thanks for the video, it was very helpful.... up to a point. I feel like you kind of breezed thru a couple of things... or I just didn't get what you were doing/saying. When you said that we should cut and paste the command codes you have listed, it looked like when you did in on screen you got some sort of response afterwards. I entered the lines (cut/paste) and... nothing. I hit ENTER.... nothing. I went to close the dialog box and I get a message that stated "Closing this window will terminate the running processes: pico, sudo". so, does that mean the inputted lines will be deleted? I guess I'm unclear on if I should I have got a response and how do I exit out of running process???

[@MattsTech]

The process should give you a response, if it locks up when typing the command, then it’s waiting for a response from you, which is not what you want. I’d check for misspellings. :)

[@kingpho79]

I figured out that I had to click on Crtl+X to "save" and exit. Also, instead of using the cd commands that were mentioned, use "sudo nano /etc/hosts" because otherwise, I didn't get the rest of the script on my screen like Matt did. I got a blank.

[@jjg7786]

got past the mdm lock thanks!! but starting from where you say you want to go to the root of your drive in terminal where in the info is blanked out, I could use some help trying to figure out the next septs. I tried to follow your steps and used the video descriptions notes u left but just doesn't act the same as yours. I am doing this on a Mac mini loading up os Catalina if that makes a difference

[@cutekat444]

8:00 hey matt, what do I do after this? Do I press terminate on the terminal?

[@KevDoy]

I believe it’s ctrl+x. It should then prompt you to save.

[@sahilwasan5096]

This works on M1 Macs also tried and tested 👍🏻

[@agussupriyanto8978]

Work on macbook air m1 lock icloud ?

[@achishukuteki941]

​@@agussupriyanto8978no. You have to desolder the T2 chip for that.

[@sylvesterjah3576]

What do you click or do after entering the IP? Thanks for the video very helpful

[@saltywalty2992]

God bless your soul for this!!

[@MattsTech]

Thank you! I’m glad I could help ya! :D

[@knightish]

Thanks man I think it worked. This was very helpful.

[@merryjanedangangao1736]

Pram reset not working on my end. 😭😭 i've been working on my macbook for 10 hrs and nothing worksss I'm so frustrated 😢

[@ibrahimferroudj]

Great video, Thank you so much i have a question if you can give me an answer please when i run the command ( sudo nano hosts ) nothing appeared just this "( UW PICO 5.09 File: hosts ) and a blank page and some shortcuts at the bottom" and when i run the command ( profiles status -type enrollment ) this appeared ( Enrolled via DEP: No MDM enrollment: No ) Does this mean that my Macbook is MDM/DEP free? and can i reset it freely?

[@drz330]

Thank you! This worked perfectly installing Monterey on a 2016 MacBook Pro. From what I gather, I won't be able to install software updates online going forward?

[@SvenMunk-d8o]

I have the same challenge than you on the video. However it is Macbook Pro 2021 with M1 chip. I do have a bootable USB stick with Monterey. After erasing the HDD (without internet), when I select "Install Monterey" is directly asks me for an internet connection before anything is installed. There no option to not choose internet. It says I need to connect via Wifi or Ethernet. So I am stuck...Any idea what is the cause for that (M1 Macbook, Monterey...)?

[@romanboiarchuk2048]

monterey needs internet connection, try big sur

[@irescatecolombia]

THANKS A LOT hermano! Saludos desde Colombia, your content was very helpfull , Macbook Air 2017, Im making an upgrade so we will see what happens

[@JustinmaddenLFC21]

Does this work for activation lock

[@MattsTech]

Sorry, no, it does not.

[@coolguesthdalt838]

Very Interesting and helpful. Can you make a video on the iPod touch 2nd or 3rd gen if possible?

[@UltimateMacintosh]

Hey Matt, will this solution work on a MPro 15inch 2017 ? Thank you !

[@User-86204]

You should make a video testing gaming on a Mac or MacBook would be an interesting video

[@AfonsoFilipeJr]

Are there any issues to install the macos again in a company laptop after bypassing mdm?

[@_tamer]

Thanks for the video, it is super easy to follow. A couple of questions here; Why cd System/Library then go to etc? I still got the notification after restarting what should I do?

[@MattsTech]

You can try repeating the steps again, no harm in trying. Otherwise, you might need to reinstall macOS and try again.

[@ronaldbrink7667]

After installing BOTH Ventura and Sonoma using the steps provided, both installs, when done, I have no wifi. I'm installing using the Opencore Legacy Patcher because the macbook is no longer supported. So how do I get the wifi to work?

[@sfpratt1954]

You might want to mention cd/ is needed to get to the directory that has System. Otherwise you are in you own home directory.

[@MrIsrael3000]

tried on macbookpro 2021 M1 and an activation step is required, without internet mac can't be activated.

[@MattsTech]

Mhm, that’s why I titled the video “Pre-T2 Macs.”

[@MrIsrael3000]

@@MattsTech what does pre-T2 means?

[@sayhama75]

@@MrIsrael3000apple’s T2 security chip. Google it. I had to as well.

[@StefTechSurfer]

Wont work on Macs which shipped with Monterey and later but that's basically the M1 Macs and later any way.

[@trollingtime1234]

Thanks! This should help with my MDM Locked 2012 15 inch

[@MattsTech]

Glad to be able to help!

[@TheSimhook]

When I attempt to type in cd ../../ect it's telling me there is no such file or directory, what am I missing?

[@Djbacktoblack]

you need to be as a root user sudo su and password

[@mileselam641]

etc, not ect

[@ruksarnagori7406]

Bro i did as u suggested and it says dep enorollemnt no so it means a green signal to me? Can I now connect my wifi?

[@MattsTech]

Yep, you're good to go!

[@Ignitedmindsz]

Could you link the video where you showed how to do the bootable usb previously?

[@crashgryphone506]

i get a nessage in terminal when putting in cd System saying no such file or directory

[@froetz]

worked on a 2015 MBair with Monterey - thx!

[@Ignitedmindsz]

What about macs that 2019? Instead of older macs ?

[@carlosvelandia6856]

Hello Matt, tried on a macbook air 2017 with sonoma and went all trough until the HOSTS edit was different (didnt show all characters you had on the video) rebooted and started asking for the MDM. Will this not work on sonoma on unsupported mac this bypass? Thanks!!

[@MattsTech]

It should work, that’s weird… I would check what you did again, and if you did everything correctly, you might need to reinstall the OS, unfortunately. :/

[@ariyogaga]

When install with ventura os there is no option without internet. Its only 2 option wifi network and ethernet. Do you know how to continue without internet then

[@MattsTech]

Your Mac has an MDM profile installed. Reset your Mac using a USB drive with a macOS installer on it and then follow the steps in the video.

[@StefTechSurfer]

7:59 wondering if this will work on router for an M1 Mac whicu us promoting Apple ID login even before the recovery screen.

[@MattsTech]

Activation Lock cannot be bypassed using this method.

[@StefTechSurfer]

Intel days without T2 were simpler.

[@MattsTech]

Agreed.

[@PolinaOutkinaAstrology]

Thank you!!

[@djfreake]

I had an ex agree to give me the MacBook I bought her back ONLY if she could “share werkends” with my frenchie that I had BEFORE dating her. I mean my pup loves her so I thought why not. I get my MacBook and maybe we can be Civil and my pup peaches would be happy. Well I didn’t get my dog back and the MacBook was remotely iTunes locked. Idk what to do. I’m considering checkm8 but idk it’s a 2019 m1 MacBook Pro. Am I screwed? And btw. She knew she was leaving before I knew so all my dogs paperwork , receipts, service records. Even my birth certificate and ss card is gone. But let’s just say this chick wouldn’t think twice about falsely accusing any ex of 9:44 hers of ANYTHING even tho she was the hoochie behind the back. Falsely accused an ex of the R word and laughed and admitted one night while out drinking. I laughed but it scared tf outta me. Any help would be greatly appreciated

[@khorea]

Hey Matt, were you able to test this on a post-T2 Macbook? I have a macbook pro with m2 chip, which is mdm locked. I'm just scared if it gets permanently locked even if I try this method LoL. Thank you so much in advance.

[@MattsTech]

It's already locked, so there's no reason not to try it. :) Just make sure your Mac is not connected to the internet when the setup starts, past activation. Once you get to the macOS utilities screen, disconnect your machine from the internet.

[@khorea]

@@MattsTech Thank you for your support and fast answer. xD

[@MattsTech]

No problem!

[@colinstech6601]

Hey man, you still working on the iOS 7 iPod 4 project? i need help.

[@colinstech6601]

tf no

[@MattsTech]

Spam’s fun, isn’t it? I’ve had to clear out dozens of those comments. Anyways, I’m not currently working on it at the moment due to time constraints with College. :)

[@colinstech6601]

@@MattsTech lol- well, good luck to you! And whenever you get it stable, or somewhat stable, let me know!

[@b00Ni393]

A pin is asked for mine right now. How to bypass?

[@dra1chemist994]

After I copy and paste the prompt, what do I press

[@no1musicman]

@MattsTech, have you tried this process with OpenCore-Patcher, to install the latest macOS instead of the last supported macOS for the device?

[@MattsTech]

Indeed I have, though since I was setting it up for a family member, she wanted the latest supported version installed for guaranteed stability.

[@no1musicman]

@@MattsTech great thanks. Glad to know I can go down this path. I’ll be trying your process this evening and will report my success.

[@no1musicman]

Well, I goofed and missed the "Pre-T2" portion of your post. I have a MacBook Air (13-inch, 2018, A1932) and can't get past the portion of the device looking for the Internet. Any suggestions on how to 'image' this and get around MDM?

[@oboyft]

I did the Ventura thing, just came here to let you know

[@ChrisOlivares-l1p]

Hi. Can you help with an MDM lock on an M1 Air please?

[@tikka99]

Hey! Could you add the terminal commands to the video discription if possible?

[@MattsTech]

Done! :)

[@CreativeGuy868]

Great video. Quick question…I followed your instructions exactly, restarted and reopened Terminal and typed profiles status type enrollment but instead of getting what you said I should see, it says, “there are no configuration profiles installed on this system”. Can I assume that means the machine is free of MDM?

[@whodatiscody]

I got the same message too, I'm hoping that means its no longer enrolled. Did you find anything out about it?

[@MattsTech]

That probably means it’s clean, though I can’t say for sure. The worst thing that’ll happen if your device gets locked will be that you get a notification to enroll it every now and again, which is easily dismissible. You can then follow the steps to block the MDM servers again (without reinstalling macOS) if such happens. :)

[@whodatiscody]

@@MattsTech Thank you! I've been trying to get this done for a while and your video was the first that fully worked thanks so much for making it so easy to follow along to

[@CreativeGuy868]

@@whodatiscody Nope. Been using the laptop and connecting to the internet without any issues or MDM notifications so I’m just hoping it’s all good.

[@MattsTech]

Sometimes it can take a day or so for the notifications to show up, but even then, it’s easily fixable without needing to reinstall macOS. Glad I was able to help you both! :D

[@techoboten]

So what will happen if we just wipe the OS and reinstall it? Is this works like iCloud Activation Lock?

[@MattsTech]

Yes, MDM locks reach out to Apple servers. Reinstalling macOS will not remove it.

[@user-eg7ki2eh1j]

unfortunately they have removed the 3 option which allow to setup without internet

[@MattsTech]

The MDM configuration has already been applied to your system, so you’ll need to reinstall macOS from a USB device to install without an internet connection.

[@phoneservice989]

when I attempt to type commends telling me there no auch file or directory

[@GalacticGraphicsAZ]

Try cd /System instead of cd System

[@Julio-qj8fe]

To continue the process MacBook need a connection with internet 😢

[@MattsTech]

You might not have grabbed the right installer, some smaller ones require an internet connection. Make sure you grabbed the full installer, they should be on Apple's website.

[@AlmightyFit]

can this work for employee mdm locked iMac ?

[@MattsTech]

Yes, it works on all kinds of MDM locked devices. I don’t know your situation, but it’s best to contact your employer to make sure they can’t remove the lock first.

[@sandrvoxon]

Is this method working on m1 chips ?

[@MattsTech]

I don’t think so, unfortunately.

[@843saucem]

it fails to erase the physical disk any troupleshoots?

[@843saucem]

this is almost my last step someone help plz i already formatted usb and have a macOS on there

[@843saucem]

im stuck and it wont let me erase the disk in the vid someone plz help

[@MattsTech]

You might have to use terminal to erase the disk, and while I don’t remember the commands to do that off-hand, google and ye shall find!

[@843saucem]

@@MattsTech i cant access the terminal either unfortunately 😅😅😅😅

[@MattsTech]

If you can’t access the terminal, then your install media is broken, as all media has the terminal built-in. Try redownloading a new copy of macOS.

[@sleeplessrazi]

This is old solution which doesn’t work on latest MacBooks but i got the latest solution which can bypass any and i mean any MacBook even M3 Pro Max

[@MattsTech]

That makes sense, this is an older video! :)

[@anahithovhannisyan4400]

Hi can you please help me out with my macbook air 2017 ? I did the factory reset and now it asks for password for remote management Can you please help me?

[@MattsTech]

Follow the tutorial in the video, this applies to you. :)

[@anahithovhannisyan4400]

Thanks for replying, I did but it did not work 😓

[@MattsTech]

How far do you get? I assume the step you're on means that you've gotten past installing macOS?

[@anahithovhannisyan4400]

@@MattsTech yes I have installed it and now while trying to set it up it shows the Remote Management and asks for a password I am stuck here

[@MattsTech]

And you're setting up the Mac without internet the entire time, I assume?

[@macbookpromidtwelve]

Hello Matt's Tech I just wanna know if its permanent fix?

[@MattsTech]

This doesn’t remove the lock from Apple’s servers, so every time you need to reinstall the OS, you have to do this process. However, when updating macOS, the hosts file isn’t touched, so you can update it as much as you want. :)

[@macbookpromidtwelve]

@@MattsTech noted. thanks Man for the great work.

[@irvinheard8478]

Will the commands work in the terminal of the install? Sonoma has me locked out of the desktop.

[@baaam684]

can i upgrade the OS after this ?

[@MattsTech]

You should be able to, yes. Though any Pre-T2 Mac lost support anyways.

[@mr.e.b.4697]

My etc file was in root, not at system/library and I am running Big Sur also

[@MattsTech]

That file should not be there, that's really odd... Not sure what's going on with that.

[@mr.e.b.4697]

@@MattsTech So my hosts file was located @ /etc/hosts so I did as you said. It has lasted through am upgrade to 11.7.7 and a time machine move as well and it has so far held up! Question, If I get a replacement logic board, do I just delete all that and save?

[@nicolekanigina]

I tried doing this and still couldn't get it right. Can I just send you my laptop and you do it for me? I"ll pay you.

[@MattsTech]

I do not offer that service, I apologize.

[@Anjiii00]

Does it work om macbook air 2020?

[@MattsTech]

Pre-T2 Macs are from 2017 and earlier (including the 2019 iMac). No Mac that is currently supported right now with macOS Sonoma, excluding the 2019 iMac, is a Pre-T2 model.

[@devonavandalay5400]

thanks!

[@MattsTech]

No problem!

[@psychadelicccc]

Will this work on an iMac?

[@MattsTech]

Depends on the model, though if it's a Pre-T2 model, yes!

[@Alex222_69]

Help me

[@chasisaac1094]

Why not just replace the hard drive??

[@MattsTech]

No matter what drive is in the computer, when it talks to Apple’s servers, it’ll download the configuration file to the Mac, and lock it.

[@saistaysfou6y78]

Hi Matt, Fantastic video… I have a question, whether this fix same for any future OS updates . Or it’s a onetime fix

[@stanleyluong]

profiles status type enrollment doesnt output anything to terminal... help

[@MattsTech]

It should output _something,_ at least. Did you do this before connecting to the internet?

[@bobjoro]

I did the erasing of the disk, when I click to install Ventura, I get an error message that says “An Internet connection is required to install macOS”

[@MattsTech]

You will need to find an image of Ventura that does not require an internet connection, some are only stubs that download it with an internet connection.

[@bobjoro]

@@MattsTech if I use something like Big Sur instead, will none of them require an internet connection? Or how can I find one that doesn’t?

[@leafypines]

@@bobjoro I have this same problem as well

[@bobjoro]

@@leafypines i think I might have T2 security chip, it’s possible there’s no way around this at the moment

[@leafypines]

@@bobjoro dang, thats disappointing to hear

[@StefTechSurfer]

T2 su7ks hey.

[@alanmart98]

Has anyone tried this on a 2019 MacBook Pro, has it worked for anyone? Thanks!

[@MattsTech]

Good timing, one of my friends might be trying this on his 2019 MacBook Pro, so I’ll get back to you if he gets it working! If he does, I’ll need to change the title of the video lol

[@alanmart98]

@@MattsTech appreciate it so much! It’s my school computer but the school doesn’t remember 6 digit pin, and Apple won’t do it without proof of purchase which school doesn’t have either lol

[@ken-oi1js]

Hey @@MattsTech, Did they have any luck getting it to work on their 2019 Mac Pro?

[@MattsTech]

I should ask, since it’s asking you for a PIN, is that password part of the firmware? There are ways around that for those Mac models.

[@alanmart98]

@@MattsTech so I can take it to a screen where it asks for 6 digit pin, or I can take it to a black screen with a lock that I believe would disable any kind of firmware lock all together but that’s about all I can do

[@twogitsinacar4811]

This WILL NOT work !!

[@zackattack91000]

It does

[@twogitsinacar4811]

@@zackattack91000 I assure you it does not. I have been in this game 35 years and you are misunderstanding something. All of the remote management locks are based on the machine serial number and nothing else. The machine serial number is stored in the Apple database, which is why the machine "phones home" to verify it. There is some software called "Checkmat8" on post T2 macs, it is only a bypass not a removal therefore you can never upgrade your OSX afterwards. Pre T2 macs work differently. I have tried your way and if definitely cannot work at all

[@Thomas-gc9td]

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[@Подписьнеразборчиво]

thank you from 🇺🇦 🎉🎉🎉

[@MattsTech]

Not a problem! :D

[@sirbestia]

After I choose my computer does not connect to the internet, my prompt says "a critical software update is required for your mac. Connect to a network to install this update. Your mac can't be used until this update is installed" Options are shut down or continue, which does nothing, takes me back to "How do you connect?" screen

[@MattsTech]

Try installing the update and then start the process again. :)