How to Fix Catalina install asking to log in as adminstrator

How to Fix Catalina install asking to log in as adminstrator

This mini-guide provides a structural approach to troubleshoot and fix the issue.

Prerequisites

• Confirm your hardware specifications (CPU, GPU, Motherboard).
• Ensure you have a bootable recovery USB and backup your EFI.

Fix Steps

1. Boot with -v keepsyms=1 debug=0x100 to identify the exact kernel panic.
2. Validate your config.plist using ocvalidate.
3. Ensure your EFI matches the Dortania guide specifications for your CPU generation.

Verification

• Reboot and verify if the functionality is restored and stable under typical usage.

Original Question:

Brand new clean boot flash drive, clean SSD, but when time comes to install Catalina, I get the message: "In order to continue installing MacOS Catalina, you need to log in as an administrator."

How can that request be circumvented?

Author: dankuz