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Displaying and Setting the Security Mode

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The Boot Console Interface Displaying and Setting the Security Mode Displaying and Setting the Security Mode The secure flag is a variable stored in non-volatile memory. (Non-volatile memory retains its contents even after power is turned off.) If you reset this flag to a new value, the change takes effect the next time you reboot the workstation. When the secure flag is set to on, auto boot and auto search are enabled and cannot be stopped. The system boots from the default boot paths regardless of user intervention. Note that the secure command must be executed from within the Boot Console Interface. To get into the Boot Console Interface, follow the procedure in the section "Accessing the Boot Console Interface" earlier in this chapter. Once the Main Menu is present, you can type the following command at the prompt and press Enter: Main Menu: Enter command > configuration From the Configuration Menu, you can execute the secure command and preform the subsequent tasks in this section. To display the current setting for the secure flag, type the following command at the prompt and press Enter: Configuration Menu: Enter command > secure To set the secure flag on, type the following command at the prompt and press Enter: Configuration Menu: Enter command > secure on To set the secure flag off, you need to disconnect the boot disk to interrupt the boot-up sequence and force the prompt to the Boot Console Interface. Next, type the following command at the prompt and press Enter: Configuration Menu: Enter command > secure off 178 Chapter 5

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Chapter 5
The Boot Console Interface
Displaying and Setting the Security Mode
Displaying and Setting the Security Mode
The
secure
flag
is
a
variable
stored
in
non-volatile
memory.
(Non-volatile memory retains its contents even after power is turned off.)
If you reset this flag to a new value, the change takes effect the next time
you reboot the workstation.
When the
secure
flag is set to on, auto boot and auto search are enabled
and cannot be stopped. The system boots from the default boot paths
regardless of user intervention.
Note that the
secure
command must be executed from within the Boot
Console Interface. To get into the Boot Console Interface, follow the
procedure in the section “Accessing the Boot Console Interface” earlier in
this chapter. Once the Main Menu is present, you can type the following
command at the prompt and press
Enter
:
Main Menu: Enter command > configuration
From the Configuration Menu, you can execute the
secure
command
and preform the subsequent tasks in this section.
To display the current setting for the
secure
flag, type the following
command at the prompt and press
Enter
:
Configuration Menu: Enter command > secure
To set the
secure
flag on, type the following command at the prompt and
press
Enter
:
Configuration Menu: Enter command > secure on
To set the
secure
flag off, you need to disconnect the boot disk to
interrupt the boot-up sequence and force the prompt to the Boot Console
Interface. Next, type the following command at the prompt and press
Enter
:
Configuration Menu: Enter command > secure off