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Supervisor, password, Resetting, passwords

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v If a supervisor password is set, type the supervisor password at the password prompt (see "Supervisor password"). Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program and reset the user password. v Remove the server battery and then reinstall it. See the Option Installation Guide on the IBM Documentation CD for instructions for removing the battery. Eserver v Change the position of the clear CMOS (password override) jumper (JBAT1) on the system board to bypass the user password check. See "Resetting passwords" for additional information. Supervisor password If a supervisor (administrator) password is set, you must type the supervisor password for access to the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. You can use any combination of up to seven characters (A-Z, a-z, and 0-9) for the password. The Supervisor Password choice is on the Configuration/Setup Utility menu only if an optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II is installed. If you forget the supervisor password, you can reset it after you change the position of the clear CMOS jumper. See "Resetting passwords" for additional information. Resetting passwords If you forget the user or supervisor password, you can change the position of the clear CMOS jumper (JBAT1) on the system board to bypass the user or supervisor password check. This enables you to reset these passwords. The jumper location is shown in the following illustration. Clear CMOS jumper (JBAT1) Attention: Before changing any switch settings or moving any jumpers, turn off the server; then, disconnect all power cords and external cables. See the safety information beginning on page v. Do not change settings or move jumpers on any system-board switch or jumper blocks that are not shown in this book. 16 326 Type 8848: User's Guide

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v
If
a
supervisor
password
is
set,
type
the
supervisor
password
at
the
password
prompt
(see
“Supervisor
password”).
Start
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
and
reset
the
user
password.
v
Remove
the
server
battery
and
then
reinstall
it.
See
the
Option
Installation
Guide
on
the
IBM
Eserver
Documentation
CD
for
instructions
for
removing
the
battery.
v
Change
the
position
of
the
clear
CMOS
(password
override)
jumper
(JBAT1)
on
the
system
board
to
bypass
the
user
password
check.
See
“Resetting
passwords”
for
additional
information.
Supervisor
password
If
a
supervisor
(administrator)
password
is
set,
you
must
type
the
supervisor
password
for
access
to
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu.
You
can
use
any
combination
of
up
to
seven
characters
(A–Z,
a–z,
and
0–9)
for
the
password.
The
Supervisor
Password
choice
is
on
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only
if
an
optional
IBM
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
is
installed.
If
you
forget
the
supervisor
password,
you
can
reset
it
after
you
change
the
position
of
the
clear
CMOS
jumper.
See
“Resetting
passwords”
for
additional
information.
Resetting
passwords
If
you
forget
the
user
or
supervisor
password,
you
can
change
the
position
of
the
clear
CMOS
jumper
(JBAT1)
on
the
system
board
to
bypass
the
user
or
supervisor
password
check.
This
enables
you
to
reset
these
passwords.
The
jumper
location
is
shown
in
the
following
illustration.
Clear CMOS jumper (JBAT1)
Attention:
Before
changing
any
switch
settings
or
moving
any
jumpers,
turn
off
the
server;
then,
disconnect
all
power
cords
and
external
cables.
See
the
safety
information
beginning
on
page
v.
Do
not
change
settings
or
move
jumpers
on
any
system-board
switch
or
jumper
blocks
that
are
not
shown
in
this
book.
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326
Type
8848:
User’s
Guide