Security Menu; Table 3-24 Security Menu - Silicon Graphics 1450 User Manual

3: Configuring Software and Utilities

Security Menu

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You can make the following selections on the Security Menu. Enabling the Supervisor
Password field requires a password for entering Setup. The passwords are not case
sensitive.
Table 3-24 Security Menu
Feature
User Password is
Administrator Password is
Set User Password
Set Administrative
Password
Password on Boot
Fixed Disk Boot Sector
Secure Mode Timer
Choices Description
Clear Status only; user cannot modify. Once set, this can
be disabled by setting it to a null string or by
Set
clearing the password jumper on the baseboard
(see the 1450 Server Maintenance Guide).
Clear Status only; user cannot modify. Once set, this can
be disabled by setting it to a null string or by
Set
clearing the password jumper on the baseboard
(see the 1450 Server Maintenance Guide).
Press Enter When the Enter key is pressed, the user is
prompted for a password; press Esc key to abort.
Once set, this can be disabled by setting it to a null
string or by clearing the password jumper on the
baseboard (see the 1450 Server Maintenance Guide).
Press Enter When the Enter key is pressed, the user is
prompted for a password; press the Esc key to
abort. Once set, this can be disabled by setting it to
a null string or by clearing the password jumper on
the baseboard (see the 1450 Server Maintenance
Guide).
Disabled If enabled and the user password is set, the system
prompts the user for a password before the system
Enabled
boots.
Normal Write-protects the boot sector on the hard disk to
protect against viruses.
Write Protect
Disabled Period of keyboard or PS/2 mouse inactivity
specified for secure mode to activate. A password
1, 2, 5, 10,
is required for secure mode to function. Cannot be
or 20 min.
enabled unless at least one password is enabled.
1 or 2 hr.
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