fdesetup Command Examples

Set and retrieve FileVault related information. More information: https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/fdesetup.8.html.

• List current FileVault enabled users:

sudo fdesetup list

• Get current FileVault status:

fdesetup status

• Add FileVault enabled user:

sudo fdesetup add -usertoadd {{user1}}

• Enable FileVault:

sudo fdesetup enable

• Disable FileVault:

sudo fdesetup disable