Setting The Console To Secure Mode - Compaq AlphaServer ES45 1B Owner's Manual

2.6.2

Setting the Console to Secure Mode

To set the console to secure mode, first set the password. Then enter
the set secure command. The system immediately enters secure mode.
Example 2–10 Set Secure
P00>>> set secure
Console is secure. Please login.
P00>>> b dkb0
Console is secure - parameters are not allowed.
P00>>> login
Please enter the password:
P00>>> b dkb0
(boot dkb0.0.0.3.1)
.
.
.
The set secure command enables secure mode. If no password has been set,
you are prompted to set the password. Once you set a password and enter the
set secure command, secure mode is in effect immediately and only the con-
tinue, boot (using the stored parameters), and login commands can be per-
formed.
The syntax is:
set secure
The console is put into secure mode, and then the operator attempts to boot
the operating system with command-line parameters. A message is dis-
played indicating that boot parameters are not allowed when the system is
in secure mode.
The login command is entered to turn off security features for the current
console session. After successfully logging in, the operator enters a boot
command with command-line parameters.
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