Dell PowerEdge M630 Owner's Manual page 32

Option Description
Forbidden
Imports, exports, deletes, or restores entries in the Forbidden Signature Database (dbx).
Signature Database
Creating a system and setup password
Prerequisite
Ensure that the password jumper is enabled. The password jumper enables or disables the system password and setup password
features. For more information, see the System board jumper settings section.
NOTE: If thepasswordjumpersettingisdisabled, theexistingsystempasswordandsetuppasswordaredeletedandyou
need not providethesystem passwordto bootthe system.
Steps
1.
Toenter System Setup, press F2 immediately after turning on or rebooting your system.
2. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS → System Security.
3. On the System Security screen, verify that Password Status issetto Unlocked.
4. In the System Password field, type your system password, andpress Enter or Tab.
Use the following guidelines to assign the system password:
• A password can have up to 32 characters.
• The password can contain the numbers 0 through 9.
• Only the following special characters are allowed: space, ("), (+),(,), (-), (.), (/), (;), ([), (\), (]), (`).
A message prompts you to reenter the system password.
5. Reenter the system password, and click OK.
6. In the Setup Password field, type your setup password andpress Enter or Tab.
A message prompts you to reenter the setup password.
7. Reenter the setup password, and click OK.
8.
Press Esc to return to the System BIOS screen. Press Esc again.
A message prompts you to save the changes.
NOTE: Password protection does not take effect until the system reboots.
Related links
System Security
Using your system password to secure your system
If you have assigned a setup password, the system accepts your setup password as an alternate system password.
Steps
1.
Turn on or reboot your system.
2.
Type the system password and press Enter.
Next step
When Password Status is set to Locked, type the system password and press Enter when prompted at reboot.
NOTE: Ifanincorrect system password istyped, the systemdisplaysa message and prompts you toreenter your
password. Youhave three attempts to type the correct password. After the third unsuccessful attempt, the system
displays an error message that the system has stopped functioning and must be turned off. Even after you turn off and
restartthesystem,
Related links
System Security
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theerrormessageisdisplayeduntilthecorrectpasswordisentered.