Passwords - IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 M2 Problem Determination And Service Manual

v User Security
v Save Settings
v Restore Settings
v Load Default Settings
v Exit Setup

Passwords

From the User Security choice, you can set, change, and delete a power-on
password and an administrator password. The User Security choice is on the full
Setup utility menu only.
Important: If the system-error LED on the front of the server is lit but there are
no other error indications, clear the system-event log. Also, after you complete a
repair or correct an error, clear the system-event log to turn off the system-error
LED on the front of the server.
– POST Event Viewer
Select this choice to view the error messages in the POST event viewer.
– System Event Log
Select this choice to view the error messages in the system-event log.
– Clear System Event Log
Select this choice to clear the system-event log.
Select this choice to set, change, or clear passwords. See"Passwords" for more
information.
This choice is on the full and limited Setup utility menu.
– Set Power-on Password
Select this choice to set or change a power-on password. For more
information, see "Power-on password" on page 218.
– Clear Power-on Password
Select this choice to clear a power-on password. For more information, see
"Power-on password" on page 218.
– Set Administrator Password
Select this choice to set or change an administrator password. An
administrator password is intended to be used by a system administrator; it
limits access to the full Setup utility menu. If an administrator password is set,
the full Setup utility menu is available only if you type the administrator
password at the password prompt. For more information, see "Administrator
password" on page 218.
– Clear Administrator Password
Select this choice to clear an administrator password. For more information,
see "Administrator password" on page 218.
Select this choice to save the changes that you have made in the settings.
Select this choice to cancel the changes that you have made in the settings and
restore the previous settings.
Select this choice to cancel the changes that you have made in the settings and
restore the factory settings.
Select this choice to exit from the Setup utility. If you have not saved the
changes that you have made in the settings, you are asked whether you want to
save the changes or exit without saving them.
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