Assigning A Supervisor Password (System Setup Only) - Dell PowerEdge 350 User Manual

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When the Set Supervisor Password option is Installed, the system then prompts
you for the supervisor password (only when going into system setup) just after the
system boots.
To change an existing supervisor password, you must know the supervisor password
(see the section "Deleting or Changing an Existing Supervisor Password" found later
in this chapter). If you assign and later forget a supervisor password, you need to be
able to remove the system cover to change a jumper setting that disables the supervi-
sor password feature (see the section "Deleting a Forgotten Password" found later in
this chapter). Note that this procedure erases the user password at the same time.
NOTICE: If you leave your system running and unattended without having
a supervisor password assigned, or if you leave your system unlocked so
that someone can disable the password by changing a jumper setting, any-
one can access the data stored on your hard-disk drive.

Assigning a Supervisor Password (System Setup Only)

Before you can assign a supervisor password, you must enter the System Setup pro-
gram and select the Set Supervisor Password option.
NOTE: The supervisor password controls the user password access to the system
setup. See "Security Menu" earlier in this chapter for a description of the levels of
user password access.
When a supervisor password is assigned, the setting shown for the Set Supervisor
Password option is Installed.
When no supervisor password is assigned and the password jumper on the system
board is in the uninstalled position (its default), the setting shown for the Set Super-
visor Password option is Not Installed. Only when this option is set to Not Installed
can you assign a supervisor password, using the following procedure:
1. Enter the System Setup program by pressing <F2>.
2. Select the Security screen.
3. Verify that the Supervisor Password Is option is set to Not Installed.
4. Select the Set Supervisor Password option and press <Enter>.
The system prompts you to Enter Supervisor Password.
5. Type your supervisor password.
You can use up to seven characters in your password.
As you press each character key (or the spacebar key for a blank space), an aster-
isk (*) placeholder appears in the field.
The password assignment operation recognizes keys by their location on the key-
board; it is case sensitive. This means that the software distinguishes between
lowercase and uppercase characters. For example, if you have an M in your pass-
word, the system does not recognize either M or m as correct; your system will