Passwords - IBM 6223 User Manual

Passwords

From the System Security choice, you can set, change, and delete a user
(power-on) password and an administrator password. The System Security choice
is on the full Configuration/Setup menu only.
If you set only a user password, you must type the user password to complete the
system startup and to have access to the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu.
An administrator password is intended to be used by a system administrator; it
limits access to the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. If you set only an
administrator password, you do not have to type a password to complete the
system startup, but you must type the administrator password to access the
Configuration/Setup Utility menu.
If you set a user password for a user and an administrator password for a system
administrator, you can type either password to complete the system startup. A
system administrator who types the administrator password has access to the full
Configuration/Setup Utility menu; the system administrator can give the user
authority to set, change, and delete the user password. A user who types the user
password has access to only the limited Configuration/Setup Utility menu; the user
can set, change, and delete the user password, if the system administrator has
given the user that authority.
User (Power-on) password
If a user (power-on) password is set, when you turn on the computer, the system
startup will not be completed until you type the user password. You can use any
combination of up to seven characters (A–Z, a–z, and 0–9) for the password.
When a user password is set, you can enable the Unattended Start mode, in which
the keyboard and mouse remain locked but the operating system can start. You can
unlock the keyboard and mouse by typing the user password.
If you forget the user password, you can regain access to the computer in any of
the following ways:
v If an administrator password is set, type the administrator password at the
v Remove the computer battery and then reinstall it. See the Option Installation
v Change the pin position of the clear CMOS (password override) jumper on the
Administrator password
If an administrator password is set, you must type the administrator password for
access to the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. You can use any combination of
up to seven characters (A–Z, a–z, and 0–9) for the password. The Administrator
Password choice is on the Configuration/Setup Utility menu only if an optional IBM
Remote Supervisor Adapter II is installed.
Resetting passwords
If you forget the user or administrator password, you can change the pin position of
the clear CMOS jumper on the system board to bypass the user or administrator
password check. This enables you to reset these passwords.
password prompt. Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program and reset the
user password.
Guide for instructions for removing the battery.
system board to bypass the user password check.
Chapter 3. Configuring the computer
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