Setting The User Password - HP Vectra VL series 8 Maintenance Manual

How to Set a User
Password
2 Security Features
Setting Passwords

Setting the User Password

A User password can only be set if an Administrator password has
already been set.
The User Password provides these security features:
a power-on password prompt to prevent your PC being started in
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your absence
a keyboard lock timer to automatically lock your PC after a specified
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number of minutes of keyboard inactivity—you must type the
password and press
blank the screen to conceal confidential data when the PC is locked.
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If you have set both an Administrator password and a User password,
and you enter the Setup program by using the User password, you will
be restricted in your ability to change setup items. If you enter the
Setup program with an Administrator password, you will have no
restrictions.
To set a User password:
1 Enter the Setup program, by pressing
2 Select the Security menu group.
3 Select the "User Password" submenu.
4 Choose the "Set User Password" setup item. You will be asked to
enter your password twice. Save your changes when you exit the
Setup program by selecting "Exit", then "Save and Exit".
To remove the password, follow the same procedure as to set a
password. You will be asked to enter the existing password first. Then,
for the new password, leave the password field blank and press
. To confirm your choice, press
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to unlock the keyboard
during startup.
a second time.