How do you enable secure boot? - enable secure boot in that config and reinstall some packages (or use yast) - reboot and enable secure boot in BIOS -> now you have secure boot but if kernel scripts checked --sb-state you would not be able to boot/load modules How do you test that your problem is caused by lockdown in secure boot? - reboot and disable secure boot in BIOS - test stuff (1) - reboot again to enable secure boot - test stuff If at (1) something checked --sb-state to determine if certificates should be enrolled you are missing certificates and have more problems than just lockdown now. -> current state is irrelevant. The intention to (not) use secure boot is expressed in that config setting, and that's the only place to look.