User-Level Passwords; Setting A User-Level Password - Toshiba M1 User Manual

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Keeping Your Files Safe

User-level passwords

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A supervisor-level password that protects system settings
by restricting who can make changes in Toshiba Utilities
and System Setup. This is useful if more than one person
is using the computer.
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A hard disk drive password that protects your data by
requiring a password when you try to access the hard
disk, whether it's in your computer or in another system.
You can set a hard disk drive user password and/or a hard
disk drive master password.
User-level passwords
The user-level password is the basic level of password
security. You can use it as a power-on password. For most
users, this is all the password security you'll need.
You can set (register) a user-level password in either Toshiba
Hardware Setup or System Setup. If you use System Setup,
however, you can also create a password service diskette
which can be used to bypass the password function when
starting your computer. Once you have used the diskette, you
must reset your password and create another password
service diskette.

Setting a user-level password

You can set a user-level password in Toshiba Console or in
System Setup.
Make sure you use a password you can remember easily. If
you ever forget your password, contact your network
administrator.
A good way to prevent forgetting your password is to create a
password service diskette. Refer to
password in System Setup" on page 173
"Setting a user-level
for instructions.