Disabling A Forgotten Password; Baseboard Management Controller Configuration - Dell PowerEdge XK946 Hardware Owner's Manual

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Operating With a Setup Password Enabled

If Setup Password is set to Enabled, you must enter the correct setup

password before you can modify most of the System Setup options. When

you start the System Setup program, the program prompts you to enter a

password.

If you do not enter the correct password in three attempts, the system lets you

view, but not modify, the System Setup screens—with the following

exception: If System Password is not set to Enabled and is not locked through

the Password Status option, you can assign a system password (however, you

cannot disable or change an existing system password).

NOTE:

You can use the Password Status option in conjunction with the Setup

Password option to protect the system password from unauthorized changes.

Disabling the System Password

1 Enter the System Setup program and select the System Security option.

2 Highlight the Setup Password option, press <Enter> to access the setup

password window, and press <Enter> twice to clear the existing setup

password. The setting changes to Not Enabled.

3 If you want to assign a new setup password, perform the steps in

"Assigning a Setup Password" on page 53.