Passwords - IBM System x3500 Installation And User Manual

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Passwords

From the User Security menu choice, you can set, change, and delete a power-on
password and an administrator password. The User Security choice is on the full
Setup utility menu only.
If you set only a power-on password, you must type the power-on password to
complete the system startup and to have access to the full Setup utility menu.
An administrator password is intended to be used by a system administrator; it
limits access to the full Setup utility menu. If you set only an administrator
password, you do not have to type a password to complete the system startup, but
you must type the administrator password to access the Setup utility menu.
If you set a power-on password for a user and an administrator password for a
system administrator, you must type the power-on password to complete the system
startup. A system administrator who types the administrator password has access to
the full Setup utility menu; the system administrator can give the user authority to
set, change, and delete the power-on password. A user who types the power-on
password has access to only the limited Setup utility menu; the user can set,
change, and delete the power-on password, if the system administrator has given
the user that authority.
Power-on password
If a power-on password is set, when you turn on the server, you must type the
power-on password to complete the system startup. You can use any combination
of 6 - 20 printable ASCII characters for the password.
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Select this choice to clear a power-on password. For more information, see
"Power-on password" for more information.
– Set Administrator Password
Select this choice to set or change an administrator password. An
administrator password is intended to be used by a system administrator; it
limits access to the full Setup utility menu. If an administrator password is set,
the full Setup utility menu is available only if you type the administrator
password at the password prompt. For more information, see "Administrator
password" on page 126.
– Clear Administrator Password
Select this choice to clear an administrator password. For more information,
see "Administrator password" on page 126.
Select this choice to save the changes that you have made in the settings.
Select this choice to cancel the changes that you have made in the settings and
restore the previous settings.
Select this choice to cancel the changes that you have made in the settings and
restore the factory settings.
Select this choice to exit from the Setup utility. If you have not saved the
changes that you have made in the settings, you are asked whether you want to
save the changes or exit without saving them.