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Passwords, Power-on password

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Select this choice to view the three most recent error codes and messages that were generated during POST. Select Clear error logs to clear the POST error log. - System Event/Error Log Select this choice to view the system event/error log, which contains all system-error and warning messages that have been generated. Use the arrow keys to move among pages in the log. To clear the system event/error log, select Clear error logs. v Save Settings Select this choice to save the changes that you have made in the settings. v Restore Settings Select this choice to cancel the changes that you have made in the settings and restore the previous settings. v Load Default Settings Select this choice to cancel the changes that you have made in the settings and restore the factory settings. v Exit Setup Select this choice to exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. If you have not saved the changes that you have made in the settings, you are asked whether you want to save the changes or exit without saving them. Passwords From the System Security choice, you can set, change, and delete a power-on password and an administrator password. The System Security choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. If you set only a power-on password, you must type the power-on password to complete the system startup, and you have access to the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. An administrator password is intended to be used by a system administrator; it limits access to the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. If you set only an administrator password, you do not have to type a password to complete the system startup, but you must type the administrator password to access the Configuration/Setup Utility menu. If you set a power-on password for a user and an administrator password for a system administrator, you can type either password to complete the system startup. A system administrator who types the administrator password has access to the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu; the system administrator can give the user authority to set, change, and delete the power-on password. A user who types the power-on password has access to only the limited Configuration/Setup Utility menu; the user can set, change, and delete the power-on password, if the system administrator has given the user that authority. Power-on password If a power-on password is set, when you turn on the server, you must type the power-on password to complete the system startup. You can use any combination of up to seven characters (A - Z, a - z, and 0 - 9) for the password. If a power-on password is set, you can enable the Unattended Start mode, in which the keyboard and mouse remain locked but the operating system can start. You can unlock the keyboard and mouse by typing the power-on password. 66 IBM System x3850 M2 and System x3950 M2 Types 7141 and 7233: User's Guide

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Select this choice to view the three most recent error codes and messages
that were generated during POST. Select
Clear error logs
to clear the POST
error log.
–
System Event/Error Log
Select this choice to view the system event/error log, which contains all
system-error and warning messages that have been generated. Use the arrow
keys to move among pages in the log. To clear the system event/error log,
select
Clear error logs
.
v
Save Settings
Select this choice to save the changes that you have made in the settings.
v
Restore Settings
Select this choice to cancel the changes that you have made in the settings and
restore the previous settings.
v
Load Default Settings
Select this choice to cancel the changes that you have made in the settings and
restore the factory settings.
v
Exit Setup
Select this choice to exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. If you have
not saved the changes that you have made in the settings, you are asked
whether you want to save the changes or exit without saving them.
Passwords
From the
System Security
choice, you can set, change, and delete a power-on
password and an administrator password. The
System Security
choice is on the
full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.
If you set only a power-on password, you must type the power-on password to
complete the system startup, and you have access to the full Configuration/Setup
Utility menu.
An administrator password is intended to be used by a system administrator; it
limits access to the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. If you set only an
administrator password, you do not have to type a password to complete the
system startup, but you must type the administrator password to access the
Configuration/Setup Utility menu.
If you set a power-on password for a user and an administrator password for a
system administrator, you can type either password to complete the system startup.
A system administrator who types the administrator password has access to the full
Configuration/Setup Utility menu; the system administrator can give the user
authority to set, change, and delete the power-on password. A user who types the
power-on password has access to only the limited Configuration/Setup Utility menu;
the user can set, change, and delete the power-on password, if the system
administrator has given the user that authority.
Power-on password
If a power-on password is set, when you turn on the server, you must type the
power-on password to complete the system startup. You can use any combination
of up to seven characters (A - Z, a - z, and 0 - 9) for the password.
If a power-on password is set, you can enable the Unattended Start mode, in which
the keyboard and mouse remain locked but the operating system can start. You can
unlock the keyboard and mouse by typing the power-on password.
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