Open Firmware Passwording blocks Startup Commands

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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
According to this document :http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106482

\tThe Open Firmware Password doo-hikey makes it so you can not start up from a CD , even if you press C. now, i want to know, can you enter your password and do this? Because you can get to the start-up manager by entering your password, and then you could choose your options. right?



I just want to know if this is more of a problem than a help <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" /> <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />

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    stimulistimuli Posts: 564member
    Sounds like WAY more of a problem... Just make it so you have to log in when it boots up, and 90% of people won't be able to get to your massive child/necrophiliac/beastiality/snuff pr0n stash.



    Of course someone a bit more resourceful could just boot up from a cd to circumvent this, but hey, it's better than not being able to boot from a CD in an emergency.



    You might email Apple for clarification on that one, though.
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