Is there any way to get me terminal in macOS Recovery when FileVault is enabled and fails to reset account’s password?
I have a 2014 Mac Mini running Big Sur 11.6. It has FileVault enabled and allows iCloud account to unlock the volume. My case is, I forget my password, and my local account (the only account) is disabled somehow. I rebooted with command + R，the screen titled “macOS Recovery” asked me to Sign In with my Apple ID, and I did. And the loading messages read “Recovery FileVault key…” and then “The recovery key was found matching the volume…” something like that. Next, I was asked to reset my account’s password but it failed with “Credential verification failed because account is disable”. There wasn’t any option or button to exit to get Recovery Utilities. If I get the terminal, I can fix my account. But I have no access to the terminal.
Why didn’t it just show me the utilities after I sign in with my Apple ID? I already unlocked the volume with my iCloud account.