User Password; Administrator Or Supervisor Password - Lenovo 3000 J Series User Manual

User password

The user password feature deters unauthorized persons from gaining access to
your computer.
Setting, changing, or deleting a user password
To set or change a user password, do the following:
Note: A password can be any combination of up to eight characters (A- Z, a-z, and
1. Start the Setup Utility program (see "Starting the Setup Utility program" on
2. From the Setup Utility program menu, select Set User Password and press
3. The password dialog box will be displayed. Type the new password, and press
4. When prompted to confirm the password, type the password again. If you type
To delete a previously set user password, do the following:
Note: When prompted for a password, you can type your user, administrator, or
1. From the Setup Utility program menu, select Set User Password and press
2. Press any key to continue.

Administrator or supervisor password

Setting an administrator or supervisor password deters unauthorized persons from
changing configuration settings. If you are responsible for maintaining the settings
of several computers, you might want to set an administrator or supervisor
password.
After you set an administrator or supervisor password, a password prompt is
displayed each time you try to access the Setup Utility program. If you type the
wrong password, you will see an error message. If you type the wrong password
three times, you must turn the computer off and start again.
If the user password and administrator or supervisor password are set, you can
type any password. However, to change any configuration settings, you must use
your administrator or supervisor password.
Setting, changing, or deleting an administrator or supervisor
password
To set or change an administrator or supervisor password, do the following:
Note: A password can be any combination of up to eight characters (A- Z, a-z, and
1. Start the Setup Utility program (see "Starting the Setup Utility program" on
2. From the Setup Utility program menu, select Set Administrator Password or
3. The password dialog box will be displayed. Type the new password, and press
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the password in correctly, the password will be installed.
supervisor password.
Enter. A message will display that indicates the password has been disabled.
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Set Supervisor Password and press Enter.
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