Jamf Connect is a tool on Macs set up in 2021 that allows for on-demand account creation and keeps your Mac's local password in sync with your App State password. For more information about Jamf Connect, see the Jamf Connect guide.
This guide will show you the two ways Jamf Connect helps to keep your Mac's password in sync after you change your password on Password Manager. Both options will keep your password in sync, but you might see one or the other depending on when you last changed your password.
If you changed your App State password while you were logged out of your Mac and you attempt to log back in through the Jamf Connect login window, you will see the following prompts to sync your passwords:
If you have FileVault enabled for disk encryption, you will not see the Jamf Connect login window unless you log out. |
If you are already logged into your Mac and you updated your App State password, Jamf Connect will periodically verify that your password is still valid and you will see the following prompts to sync your password:
If you do not want to wait for the notification, you can initiate the password sync manually by clicking on the Jamf Connect icon in the menu bar and selecting Connect...
You may see an error when Jamf Connect attempts to use your old password, this is normal and you can click OK. |
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