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Passwords – Unix

Login Screen

The purpose of logins and passwords is two-fold: first they control security of data
and second they control access to certain tasks. You are provided a set of
standard logins/passwords to be used when setting up the system. You must keep
track of them especially if you change the standard logins/ passwords.
Dimensions cannot assume responsibility for changed logins/ passwords. This is
the login screen.
AIX Version 4
(C) Copyrights by IBM and by others 1982, 1996.
login:
It is the first screen that appears when the CRT (terminal) is turned on after
being hooked up to the computer and after booting the system. You must start
and end every day at the login screen. It tells the computer that you are not
signed on the computer under any password and therefore are not working in any
programs. You should verify that every CRT is at the login screen at the end of
every day. The Day End program will sign every user off the system
automatically but it is still better to have signed yourself off.
The cursor is positioned next to the word
login ID. Logins can be up to 8 characters long, made up of letters, numbers, and
punctuation marks. The login identifies who you are. As you enter the login, you
can see what you are typing.
Next the computer displays
Enter the assigned password to gain access to the system.
your password, it will not appear on the screen. It is hidden so others cannot see
what you have typed. In computer terms, it does not "echo" back. Backspacing is
allowed if you make a mistake entering the password. You must press Enter (or
Return) after the password.
In most cases, once a user has been given an initial password, they can change
that password later so that they can be responsible for periodically changing their
password for security purposes.
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password:.
REMEMBER:
Begin and end every day at the login screen.
Backspacing is allowed at login and password.
Press Enter after entering both the login and password.
Chapter 2. System Training
. This is where you type in your
login:
Passwords control who can use a login ID.
When you type in
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