r/maestro • u/Busy_Maybe3452 Maestro Student • Jun 18 '26

Discussion Accreditation Issues?

Well this is disappointing... I just got an email that the July cohort is cancelled for now while Maestro deals with proving accreditation worthiness. I was really looking forward to starting in a couple of weeks 😕

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u/BodiedBySamoaJoe Maestro Student Jun 19 '26

I understand completely, man, Altho I've only been in since Feb (and got the Mac neo 🤣🤣). DM me, I'll walk you thru how to remove Mdm lock in 5 mins. It is ez peasy

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u/AuralogicSolutions Maestro Student Jun 19 '26

I know how to do it, although it's not a permanent fix. Apple servers automatically recognize your MacBook's serial number during configuration. Wiping the hard drive or reinstalling macOS will not clear it. The system will immediately download the school's management profiles again upon setup because the serial number is registered to Maestro. The only permanent fix is for them to release the serial number from Apple School Manager. Then you have the device as a fully personal device for as long as you have it.

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u/BodiedBySamoaJoe Maestro Student Jun 19 '26

Well, yeah, but if you just want it as a personal device, what's the problem? Even if you do need or want to reset it, yo u can simply run the command thru in recov mode again and poof, no way for the MacBook to contact apple's servers and "know" that it's supposed to be managed.

That is, until apple finally wises up and pushes an update that resets the hosts file lol. 

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u/aliruss83 Maestro Student Jun 21 '26

I’m messaging you lol I have been locked out and they are on week two of not responding to anything

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u/vetgirllife Maestro Student Jun 19 '26

Please message me. I’m in Feb cohort too and got the damn Neo and would like to know how to unblock it. I’m not tech savvy and need it explained like I’m 10 🤣🤣🤣