- *BASICS*
- The Knox Ecosystem
- White Paper
- Samsung Knox Portal
- Knox Cloud Services
- General Knox Support
- Knox Licenses
- *FOR IT ADMINS*
- Knox Admin Portal
- Knox Suite
- Knox Platform for Enterprise
- Introduction
- How-to videos
- Before you begin
- Get started with UEMs
- Introduction
- Blackberry UEM
- Citrix Endpoint Management
- FAMOC
- IBM MaaS360
- Microsoft Intune
- MobileIron Cloud
- MobileIron Core
- Samsung Knox Manage
- SOTI MobiControl
- VMware Workspace ONE UEM
- Knox Service Plugin
- Release notes
- Migrate to Android 11
- FAQs
- Troubleshoot
- KBAs
- Knox Mobile Enrollment
- Introduction
- How-to videos
- Get started
- Features
- Register resellers
- Add an admin
- Create profiles
- Google device owner support
- MDM compatibility matrices
- Device users
- Activity log
- Enroll and unenroll devices
- Configure devices
- Provide KME feedback
- Use the Knox Deployment App (KDA)
- Recover Google FRP locked devices using KME
- Role-based access control (RBAC)
- Release notes
- FAQs
- Troubleshoot
- KBAs
- On-Premise
- Knox Configure
- Mobile
- Wearables
- Shared Device
- KBAs
- Knox Capture
- Introduction
- How it works
- How-to videos
- IT admins: Get started
- Getting started with Knox Capture
- Step 1: Launch Knox Capture
- Step 2: Create a scanning profile
- Step 3: Select apps and activities
- Step 4: Configure the scanner
- Step 5: Set keystroke output rules
- Step 6: Test apps in your configuration
- Step 7: Share your configuration
- Step 8: Deploy Knox Capture in Managed mode
- End users: Get started
- Features
- Release notes
- FAQs
- Troubleshoot
- Knox Asset Intelligence
- Knox Manage
- Introduction
- How-to videos
- Get started
- Configure
- Licenses
- Organization
- Users
- Sync user information
- Groups
- Devices
- Content
- Applications
- Profile
- Knox E-FOTA
- Certificates
- Advanced settings
- Monitor
- Kiosk devices
- Remote Support
- Active Directory
- Microsoft Exchange
- Mobile Admin
- Appendix
- Release notes
- Features
- FAQs
- KBAs
- Knox E-FOTA
- Introduction
- How-to videos
- Get started
- Features
- EMM integration
- Appendix
- Release notes
- FAQs
- KBAs
- Troubleshoot
- Legacy Knox E-FOTA products
- Samsung Care+ for Business
- *FOR RESELLERS*
- Knox Deployment Program
- *FOR MANAGED SERVICE PROVIDERS*
- Knox MSP Program
Environment
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EMM Managed Android devices
- Product: Knox Platform for Enterprise (KPE)
- Knox version*: All
- Model number: All
- Android version: All
Overview
An end user (i.e. employees of a company) running Knox Workspace on their device is locked out by the IT administrator, and cannot access the device contents.
There are two reasons why a device may be in a locked-out state:
- The device was directly locked by an administrator.
- Some policy settings are preventing access (e.g. incorrect PIN attempts).
What can I do if I am locked out of a device by the IT admin?
If your device has been locked out by your IT administrator, contact them directly to request an unlock code. If your IT admin has forgotten your unlock code, they can use Device lockout once again to set a new password for your device.
Potential issues
No network connection
The IT admin has set a new unlock code, but the device is not connected to a network. In this case, you will only be able to use the old unlock code. If you are unable to recover your old unlock code, then a factory reset will be required.
Factory reset is disabled
In the event that the factory reset option is disabled, and internet connection is blocked on your device, your only option will be to re-flash your device by visiting a Samsung branch near you.
