Assigning Or Changing A Supervisor Password - Dell 4100 User Manual

To delete or change an existing supervisor or user pass-
word, you must know the supervisor password. See
"Deleting an Existing User Password" or "Deleting an
Existing Supervisor Password" found later in this section
for more information.
NOTE: A user password can only be assigned after a
supervisor password has been assigned.
If you assign and then forget a password, a trained service
technician must remove the cover of the computer (which
may require unlocking the computer's keylock) and
change a jumper setting to temporarily disable the pass-
word features (see Appendix C, "Jumpers and Switches,"
in the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide).
CAUTION: If you leave your system running and
unattended, anyone can access the data stored in
your system even with a password assigned. To
protect your system while it is running, you must
use additional forms of protection, such as screen-
saver software protected by a password.
CAUTION: With the password features disabled,
your system operates as if it did not contain pass-
word features. If you leave your system running
and unattended without having a supervisor and/
or user password assigned or with the password
features disabled, anyone can assign a supervisor
and/or user password that will be unknown to
you.
Assigning or Changing a Supervisor
Password
Your system is shipped to you with the
category set to
PASSWORD
ing procedure to assign or change a supervisor password.
NOTE: To quit the following procedure without assigning
or changing a password, press the <
1. Start the EISA Configuration Utility as described
in "Starting the EISA Configuration Utility"
found earlier in this chapter.
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SUPERVISOR
. Use the follow-
NOT ENABLED
> key at any time.
ESC
2. At the Main Menu, select
The system prompts you for a supervisor password if
one has been assigned. If prompted, type the pass-
word and press <
ENTER
3. At the Steps in Configuring Your Computer
menu, select
STEP 3: VIEW OR EDIT DETAILS
The current status of the system board options
appears on the screen.
NOTE: If the
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
cates
DISABLED BY JUMPER
the password jumper before you can assign a supervisor
password. See "Disabling a Forgotten Password" in
Appendix C of the Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide for instructions.
4. Select the
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
A dialog box with an Enter supervisor
password prompt and an empty seven-character
field appears on the screen.
5. Type your new supervisor password.
NOTE: The supervisor password can be the same as
the user password.
You can use up to seven characters; character keys or
blank spaces are acceptable.
To erase a character in your password, press the
< > key.
BACKSPACE
NOTES: The supervisor password feature recognizes
keys without distinguishing between shifted and
unshifted characters or uppercase and lowercase let-
ters. For example, if you have an M in your password,
the system recognizes either M or m as correct.
Certain key combinations are not valid. If you enter
one of these combinations, the computer's speaker
beeps.
6. Press < >.
ENTER
A new dialog box with a Verify supervisor
password prompt and an empty seven-character
field appears on the screen.
CONFIGURE COMPUTER
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