IBM 8651RM0 Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 47

Type of Password No password set User password only Administrator password only Administrator and user passwords Results No password required to start system. No password required to access the System Configuration Utility program and Setup program. User can access all System Configuration Utility program functions. Secure mode is not functional. User must enter password to complete the system startup. Password required to access the System Configuration Utility program and the Setup program, and to disable secure mode. User can access all System Configuration Utility program functions. No password required to start system. Password required to access Setup program. User can access the System Configuration Utility program, but password is required to access sensitive system configuration utility functions. Secure mode is not operational. User must enter either password to complete the system startup. User must enter either password to access System Configuration Utility program or Setup program. Administrator password required to access sensitive system configuration utility functions. User password required to disable secure mode. You might prefer to set the administrator password in the Setup program before you configure the system. This will help secure the configuration data by restricting access to some System Configuration Utility program functions. See "Administrator Password" on page 40 for instructions for setting the administrator password. User Password: A user password is not required, but a user password helps to protect the information stored in the server. It allows you to enable secure mode and write-protect the boot sector of a hard disk drive. Write-protecting the boot sector is a form of virus protection. IBM Netfinity 7000 - Type 8651 39