DEC AlphaServer 1000A Owner's Manual page 60

>>> set password
Please enter the password:
Please enter the password again:
Now enter the old password:
>>>
If the validation password does not match the one previously set, the password does
not change.
>>> set password
Please enter the password:
Please enter the password again:
Validation error
If the password has not been set, the console prompts you for the new password and
verification.
>>> set password
Please enter the password:
Please enter the password again:
>>>
The login Command
Use the login command to turn off the security features and gain access to all the
SRM console commands during a particular session. If a password has not been set
when you enter the login command, you will be prompted to set it, but you need
not do so unless you wish to.
>>> login
Secure not set. Please set the password:
>>>
When the console prompt is redisplayed, the console is no longer in secure mode. If
a password has been set when you enter the login command, you must enter the
password at the prompt:
>>> login
Please enter the password:
If the password you enter matches the current password, the secure mode is turned
off and all console commands can be used. You can then return to secure mode by
initializing the system or entering the boot, continue, or start command.
If you forget the password, you can use the login command and the Halt switch to
clear the password:
4-14 Basic Operation
Note: The password length must be between
15 and 30 alphanumeric characters. Any
characters after the 30th are not stored.
AlphaServer 1000A Owner's Guide