Using Your System Password To Secure Your System; Deleting Or Changing An Existing System Password Or Setup Password - Dell PowerEdge R530xd Owner's Manual

Using your system password to secure your system

About this task
If you have assigned a setup password, the system accepts your setup password as an alternate system
password.
Steps
1. Turn on or reboot your system.
2. Type your system password and press Enter.
Next steps
When Password Status is Locked, type the password and press <Enter> when prompted at reboot.
NOTE: If an incorrect system password is entered, the system displays a message and prompts you
to re-enter your password. You have three attempts to enter the correct password. After the third
unsuccessful attempt, the system displays an error message that the system has halted and must be
powered down.
Even after you shut down and restart the system, the error message is displayed until the correct
password is entered.
NOTE: You can use the Password Status option with the System Password and Setup Password
options to protect your system from unauthorized changes.
Deleting or changing an existing system password or
setup password
Prerequisites
Ensure that the Password jumper is set to enabled and the Password Status is set to Unlocked before
attempting to delete or change the existing System password or Setup password. You cannot delete or
change an existing System password or Setup password if the Password Status is set to Locked.
Steps
1. To enter System Setup, press F2 immediately after a power-on or restart.
2. In System Setup Main Menu, select System BIOS and press Enter.
The System BIOS screen is displayed.
3. In the System BIOS screen, select System Security and press Enter.
The System Security screen is displayed.
4. In the System Security screen, verify that Password Status is set to Unlocked.
5. Select System Password, change or delete the existing system password and press Enter or Tab.
6. Select Setup Password, change or delete the existing setup password and press Enter or Tab.
NOTE: If you change the System password or Setup password, a message prompts you to re-
enter the new password. If you delete the System password or Setup password, a message
prompts you to confirm the deletion.
7. Press Esc to return to the System BIOS screen. Press Esc again, and a message prompts you to save
the changes and exit.
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