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Using the administrator password menu

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To allow the system to start in unattended-start mode when a power-on password is set: 1. Select Power-on Password from the System Security menu; then, press Enter. The Power-on Password screen appears. 2. Select Allow for unattended boot with password. Press the Left Arrow (←) key or Right Arrow (→) key to toggle the entry to On. Note The Allow for unattended boot with password data field must be set to On for the system to support locally or remotely scheduled system shutdowns or restarts in unattended-start mode. Using the administrator password menu: The administrator password (sometimes called a supervisor-level password) controls access to some features of the server, including the System Configuration Utility program. Attention: If an administrator password is set and then forgotten, it cannot be overridden or removed. You must replace the system board. To set an administrator password: 1. Select Administrator Password from the System Security menu: then, press Enter. The Administrator Password menu appears. 2. Type the password in the Enter Administrator Password data field. A password can contain any combination of up to seven alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, and 0-9). Keep a record of the password in a secure place. 3. Move the cursor to the Enter Administrator Password Again data field and type the password again. Note A message appears if the two passwords do not match. If this happens, press Esc to cancel the request and return to the System Security menu. 4. If a message appears telling you to select another password, press Enter to return to the Administrator Password menu. Choose a different password to use for the administrator password. 5. Select Change Administrator Password to save the new password; then, press Enter. The password becomes effective immediately. 32 Netfinity Server HMM

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To allow the system to start in unattended-start mode
when a power-on password is set:
1.
Select
Power-on Password
from the System
Security menu; then, press Enter.
The Power-on Password screen appears.
2.
Select
Allow for unattended boot with password.
Press the Left Arrow (
←
) key or Right Arrow (
→
) key
to toggle the entry to
On
.
Note
The
Allow for unattended boot with password
data field must be set to
On
for the system to
support locally or remotely scheduled system
shutdowns or restarts in unattended-start mode.
Using the administrator password menu:
The
administrator password (sometimes called a
supervisor-level password) controls access to some
features of the server, including the System Configuration
Utility program.
Attention:
If an administrator password is set and then forgotten,
it cannot be overridden or removed.
You must replace
the system board.
To set an administrator password:
1.
Select
Administrator Password
from the System
Security menu: then, press Enter.
The Administrator Password menu appears.
2.
Type the password in the
Enter Administrator
Password
data field.
A password can contain any combination of up to
seven alphanumeric characters (A–Z, a–z, and 0–9).
Keep a record of the password in a secure place.
3.
Move the cursor to the
Enter Administrator
Password Again
data field and type the password
again.
Note
A message appears if the two passwords do not
match.
If this happens, press Esc to cancel the
request and return to the System Security menu.
4.
If a message appears telling you to select another
password, press Enter to return to the Administrator
Password menu.
Choose a different password to use
for the administrator password.
5.
Select
Change Administrator Password
to save the
new password; then, press Enter.
The password
becomes effective immediately.
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