IBM 86645RY Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 38

The Date and Time choice appears only on the full System Configuration Utility main menu. System Security: To control access to the information in the server databases, you can implement two levels of password protection. Implementing these security measures helps you to ensure the integrity of the data and programs that are stored in the server. After you set a power-on password, you can enable the unattended-start mode. This locks the keyboard and mouse, but allows the system to start the operating system. The keyboard and mouse remain locked until you enter the correct password. The System Security choice appears only on the full System Configuration Utility main menu. After you set a power-on or administrator password, you must enter the password when you turn on the server. (The passwords do not appear on the screen as you type them.) Type of Password No password set Power-on password only Administrator password only Administrator and power-on password Results No password required to start the system. You can access all choices on the System Configuration Utility main menu. You must enter the password to complete the system startup. You can access all choices on the System Configuration Utility main menu. No password is required to start the system. You must enter the password to access the System Configuration Utility program. The Administrator password provides access to all choices on the System Configuration Utility main menu. You can enter either password to complete the system startup. The administrator password provides access to all choices on the System Configuration Utility main menu. You can set, change, or delete both the administrator and power-on passwords, and allow a power-on password to be changed by the user. The power-on password provides access to a limited set of choices on the System Configuration Utility main menu. This limited access might include changing or deleting the power-on password. If you forget the power-on password, and the administrator password has been set, use the administrator password at the power-on password prompt; then, start the System Configuration Utility program and change the power-on password. Using the power-on password menu: When a power-on password is set, you must enter a password each time that you start the system. 30 Netfinity Server HMM