The Set Login Command - Compaq AlphaServer 1000A Owner's Manual

If the password has not been set, the console prompts you for the new password and
verification.
>>> set
password
Please enter the password:
Please enter the password again:
>>>

The set login Command

Use the login command to turn off the security features and gain access to all the SRM
console commmands during a particular session. If a password has not been set when you
enter the login command, you wil be prompted to set it, but you need not do so unless
you wish to.
>>> login
Secure not set.
>>>
When the console prompt is redisplayed, the console is no longer in secure mode. If a
password has been set when you enter the login command, you must enter the pasword
at the prompt:
>>> login
Please enter the password:
If the password you enter matches the currrent password, the secure mode is turned off
and all console commands can be used. You can then return to secure mode by initializing
the system or entering the boot, continue or start command.
If you forget the password, you can use the login command and the Halt switch to clear
the password:
1. Check that the Halt switch is off.
2. Enter the login command.
3. When the Enter Password: prompt is displayed, press the Halt switch, then press
Return.
4. Press the Halt switch off. The password is now cleared, and the secure mode cannot
be reinstated until you set a new password.
Please set the password:
AlphaServer 1000A Rackmount Owner's Guide 4-15
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