tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post7353441744170464100..comments2023-10-07T04:29:16.932-07:00Comments on Technical notes, my online memory: Disable Find My Mac by Modifiying Nvram ConfigurationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post-74508918630606668332016-04-15T20:10:22.755-07:002016-04-15T20:10:22.755-07:00@John, maybe, I haven't tested it. But your me...@John, maybe, I haven't tested it. But your method doesn't scale. There's no way you could do that when you have 1000 machines to reimage.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00562540281391628849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post-7961979031038469672016-04-15T20:10:14.426-07:002016-04-15T20:10:14.426-07:00@John, maybe, I haven't tested it. But your me...@John, maybe, I haven't tested it. But your method doesn't scale. There's no way you could do that when you have 1000 machines to reimage.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00562540281391628849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post-38619997724458484932016-04-14T00:51:33.076-07:002016-04-14T00:51:33.076-07:00Wouldn't the keyboard method for resetting PRA...Wouldn't the keyboard method for resetting PRAM/NVRAM do the job?:<br /><br />Power down the Mac, then power it up (in other words, don't do this from a warm reboot, since that may not completely clear PRAM/NVRAM), and before the screen lights up, quickly hold down these keys simultaneously: Command-Option-P-R. Keep them held down until you hear the Macbook chime two more times after the powerup chime.John Sawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635133938408075683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post-4998327513321346372014-10-25T21:39:28.817-07:002014-10-25T21:39:28.817-07:00I have recently acquired a macbook air 2011 off of...I have recently acquired a macbook air 2011 off of ebay. In order to avoid second-hand mac issues relating to icloud remote shut downs, I have performed the following actions:<br /><br />-Secure erase (using parted magic), deleted old partition and created a new partition (using gparted).<br />-Cleared PRAM/NVRAM using keyboard procedure a few times, after HD was already wiped.<br />-Installed Ubuntu (I will be using Ubuntu, and maybe Windows through VB).<br /><br />My question is if there is any way that Find My Mac capabilities could have persisted, and would it be able to shut me down if I connect the macbook to the internet and the seller (or sellers seller) decides to lock the device on icloud?.<br /><br />Thanks much.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post-38575513001064016302014-10-17T10:01:38.483-07:002014-10-17T10:01:38.483-07:00I'm not exactly sure where you go to edit this...I'm not exactly sure where you go to edit this info? I can't find the file you mention to work in anywhere...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post-29020579235747871632014-06-09T15:11:52.970-07:002014-06-09T15:11:52.970-07:00What if you don't see any variables? Does that...What if you don't see any variables? Does that mean that "Find my mac" was never setup?<br />I don't see any username or apple ID.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post-23545018217563690132014-03-06T04:08:51.397-08:002014-03-06T04:08:51.397-08:00"The variables are still there after using th..."The variables are still there after using the kill commands. Any advice?"<br /><br />Boot from recovery, Re-format the drive and then issue the commands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post-62107715142080292772014-02-08T04:53:38.176-08:002014-02-08T04:53:38.176-08:00The variables are still there after using the kill...The variables are still there after using the kill commands. Any advice?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post-9712118296506733992013-11-19T01:21:47.689-08:002013-11-19T01:21:47.689-08:00Just do another "nvram -x -p" and the va...Just do another "nvram -x -p" and the variables should be gone. You need to sudo launchctl unload the plist.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00562540281391628849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post-76445857979950995142013-11-11T23:06:37.758-08:002013-11-11T23:06:37.758-08:00When I type in the /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/c...When I type in the /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.findmymac.plist I get a Permission Denied response. how do you know for sure if the previous kill commands work, there seem to be no responses. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com