Silicon Graphics 1450 User Manual page 46

2: Baseboard Description
32
Table 2-3 Software Security Features
Feature
Secure mode
Disable writing to diskette
Disable the power and reset
buttons
Description
How to enter secure mode:
Setting and enabling passwords automatically places the system in
secure mode.
If a hot key combination is set (through the SSU or Setup), the
system can be secured simply by pressing the key combination.
This means that the user does not have to wait for the inactivity
time-out period.
When the system is in secure mode:
The server can boot and run the operating system, but mouse and
keyboard input is not accepted until the user password is entered.
At boot time, if a CD is detected in the CD-ROM drive or a diskette
in drive A, the system prompts for a password. When the
password is entered, the server boots from CD or diskette and
disables the secure mode.
If there is no CD in the CD-ROM drive or diskette in drive A, the
server boots from drive C and automatically goes into secure
mode. All enabled secure mode features go into effect at boot time.
To leave secure mode, enter the correct password(s).
In secure mode, the server will not boot from or write to a diskette
unless a password is entered. To set this feature, use the SSU
Security Subsystem Group.
To write protect access to diskette whether the server is in secure
mode or not, use the Setup main menu, Floppy Options, and
specify Floppy Access as read only.
Power and reset buttons are always disabled when the server is in
secure mode.
007-4274-001