Setting Srm Security - Compaq AlphaServer ES45 Service Manual

6.6

Setting SRM Security

The set password and set secure commands set SRM security.
login command turns off security for the current session. The clear
password command returns the system to user mode.
The SRM console has two modes, user mode and secure mode.
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User mode allows you to use all SRM console commands. User mode is the
default mode.
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Secure mode allows you to use only the boot and continue commands. The
boot command cannot take command-line parameters when the console is
in secure mode. The console boots the operating system using the environ-
ment variables stored in NVRAM (boot_file, bootdef_dev, boot_flags).
Example 6–2 Set Password
P00>>> set password
Please enter the password:
Please enter the password again:
P00>>>
P00>>> set password
Please enter the password:
Please enter the password again:
Now enter the old password:
P00>>>
P00>>> set password
Please enter the password:
Password length must be between 15 and 30 characters
P00>>>
Setting a password. If a password has not been set and the set password
command is issued, the console prompts for a password and verification.
The password and verification are not echoed.
Changing a password. If a password has been set and the set password
command is issued, the console prompts for the new password and verifica-
tion, then prompts for the old password. The password is not changed if the
validation password entered does not match the existing password stored in
NVRAM.
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