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Enabling and disabling enhanced security, Setting, changing, and deleting an administrator

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configuration error until the administrator password is entered. Enabling and disabling enhanced security: Enhanced security can be enabled or disabled only when you update the system programs in your server. To enable or disable enhanced security: 1. Insert a system programs update diskette into drive A in your server. System programs updates are available on the World Wide Web at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. 2. Turn on the server. If it is on already, you must turn it off and back on again. 3. The update begins, your server halts, and you are prompted for your administrator password (if you have set an administrator password). The server remains in a halted state until you enter the administrator password. 4. When you enter the administrator password, the update diskette will continue to run, and you are given the option of enabling or disabling enhanced security. Your choice is automatically recorded in the System Security menu of the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Setting, changing, and deleting an administrator password protected by enhanced security: To set, change, or delete an administrator password protected by enhanced security, do the following: 1. Turn off all attached devices and the server. 2. Refer to "Disconnecting cables and removing the cover" on page 74 for instructions on safety, disconnecting all cables attached to the server, and removing the server cover. 3. Locate the switch marked as 7 on the rocker switches on the system board. Refer to the system board label inside the server for the location of the switch. Move the switch to the ON position. (To do this, push on the ON side.) 4. Replace the cover and reconnect the cables. 5. Set, change, or delete your administrator password in the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Refer to "Setting or changing an administrator password" on page 41 or "Deleting an administrator password" on page 42 for instructions. Note You must know the administrator password to change or delete it. 6. Disconnect all cables and remove the cover. 7. Move the switch back to the OFF position after you have set, changed, or deleted your password. Netfinity 8655 - Type 8655 45

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configuration error until the administrator password is
entered.
Enabling and disabling enhanced security:
Enhanced security can be enabled or disabled only when
you update the system programs in your server.
To enable or disable enhanced security:
1.
Insert a system programs update diskette into drive A
in your server.
System programs updates are
available on the World Wide Web at
2.
Turn on the server.
If it is on already, you must turn
it off and back on again.
3.
The update begins, your server halts, and you are
prompted for your administrator password (if you have
set an administrator password).
The server remains
in a halted state until you enter the administrator
password.
4.
When you enter the administrator password, the
update diskette will continue to run, and you are given
the option of enabling or disabling enhanced security.
Your choice is automatically recorded in the System
Security menu of the Configuration/Setup Utility
program.
Setting, changing, and deleting an administrator
password protected by enhanced security:
To
set, change, or delete an administrator password protected
by enhanced security, do the following:
1.
Turn off all attached devices and the server.
2.
Refer to “Disconnecting cables and removing the
cover” on page
74 for instructions on safety,
disconnecting all cables attached to the server, and
removing the server cover.
3.
Locate the switch marked as 7 on the rocker switches
on the system board.
Refer to the system board label
inside the server for the location of the switch.
Move
the switch to the
ON
position.
(To do this, push on
the
ON
side.)
4.
Replace the cover and reconnect the cables.
5.
Set, change, or delete your administrator password in
the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
Refer to
“Setting or changing an administrator password” on
page
41 or “Deleting an administrator password” on
page
42 for instructions.
Note
You must know the administrator password to
change or delete it.
6.
Disconnect all cables and remove the cover.
7.
Move the switch back to the
OFF
position after you
have set, changed, or deleted your password.
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