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The fdesetup utility can be used to remotely restart a Mac without needing physical in-person keyboard access to unlock FileVault on the next boot only
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authrestart.sh
fdesetup authrestart
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How does this get used when running an update/upgrade?

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In my personal experience, macOS updates/upgrades automatically perform FileVault-authenticated restarts, but I could be wrong.

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