Administrator Password; Bypassing An Unknown Power-On Password - IBM Netfinity 5100 8658 11Y Manual

Administrator password

Select this choice to set an administrator password. The
administrator password provides access to all choices on
the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. You can set,
change, or delete both the administrator and power-on
passwords, and allow a power-on password to be changed
by the user.
Attention:
forgotten, it cannot be overridden or removed. You must
replace the system board.
The following table provides a summary of the password
features.
Table 6. Power-on and administrator password features
Type of password
Power-on password
Administrator
password
Administrator and
power-on password
Bypassing an unknown power-on
password
When a power-on password is set, POST does not
complete until you enter the password. If you forget the
power-on password, you can regain access to the server
through any of the following methods:
v Enter the administrator password at the power-on
prompt, if an administrator password has been set.
If an administrator password is set and then
Results
v Enter the password to complete the
system startup.
v All choices are available on the
Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.
v No password is required to start the
system.
v Enter the password to access the
Configuration/Setup Utility program.
v All choices are available on the
Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.
v You can enter either password to
complete the system startup.
v The administrator password provides
access to all choices on the
Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.
You can set, change, or delete both the
administrator and power-on passwords,
and allow a power-on password to be
changed by the user.
v The power-on password provides access
to a limited set of choices on the
Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.
This limited access might include
changing or deleting the power-on
password.
Configuring the server
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