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Administrator password
Setting an administrator 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 password.
After you set an administrator password, a password prompt is displayed each
time you try to access the IBM 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 both the user and administrator passwords are set, you can type either
password.However,tochangeanyconfigurationsettings,youmustuseyour
administrator password.
Setting, changing, and deleting a password
To set, change, or delete a password, do the following:
Note: A password can be any combination of up to seven characters (A- Z, a-z,
and 0-9). To set a user password, an administrator password must be set.
1. Start the IBM Setup Utility program (see “Starting and using the IBM Setup
Utility program” on page 27).
2. From the IBM Setup Utility program menu, select System Security and press
Enter. Press F1 for help when setting, changing or deleting passwords.
Using Security Profile by Device
Security Profile by Device is used to enable or disable user access to the following
devices:
To set Security Profile by Device, do the following:
1. Start the IBM Setup Utility program (see “Starting and using the IBM Setup
Utility program” on page 27).
2. From the IBM Setup Utility program menu, select System Security and press
Enter.
3. Select Security Profile by Device and press Enter.
4. Select the desired devices and settings and press Enter.
IDE controller When this feature is set to Disabled, all devices connected to
the IDE controller (such as hard disk drives) are disabled and
will not be displayed in the system configuration.
Diskette Drive Access When this feature isset to Disabled,the diskette drive cannot
be accessed.
Diskette Write Protect When this feature isset to Enabled,all diskettes aretreated as
if they are write-protected.