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I have recently been gifted a Mac Pro from the year 2008, but I cannot get passed the log in for iCloud due to the authentication code. Is there anyway to get around this?
The userid and password required to log in to a Mac are the ones created when MacOS was first installed.
Using Apple-ID as the main login to the computer is only available in a small number of situations, and is considered an emergency login. it needs to be set up ahead, and requires a good internet connectuion.
are you able to log in with the a "regular" Userid?
And if you mean that you're getting a screen to log into iCloud, you should be able to just skip it. It's not needed to run the Mac.
If you continue to have problems, you may need to do a clean reinstallation of MacOS. That's often a good choice when taking over someone else's computer in any case.
Regards.
How to log into a "new to me" Mac Pro 2008, when I can't get my authentication code in.
