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How do I use the OpenFirmware Lock packages?
OpenFirmwareLocker.pkg looks for a file called "/tmp/ofwc.txt" that contains the following two lines:
security-password EnCoDeDpAsSwOrD security-mode commandCreation of
/tmp/ofwc.txt can happen in either of two ways:
- Your department can create a package that deploys that file prior to running OpenFirmwareLocker.pkg [preferred]
- You can create "
/tmp/ofwl.txt" (that's a lowercase 'L' before the .txt, not a 'one') that contains the cleartext password and then run OpenFirmwarePasswordEncoder.pkg - NOTE: this only converts theofwl.txttoofwc.txt- you still must install OpenFirmwareLocker.pkg to actually enable the OFW lock.
File reference:
/tmp/ofwc.txt: Contains the encoded password (used by OpenFirmwareLocker.pkg)
/tmp/ofwl.txt (that's a lowercase 'L' before the .txt, not a 'one'): Contains the clear-text password (less secure - only use if you have to, then run OpenFirmwarePasswordEncoder.pkg to convert it to the encoded file)