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Passwords Select this choice to exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. If you have not saved the changes you have made in the settings, you are asked whether you want to save the changes or exit without saving them. From the System Security choice, you can set, change, and delete a power-on password and an administrator password. The System Security choice is on the full Configuration/Setup menu only. If you set only a power-on password, you must type the power-on password to complete the system startup, and you have access to the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. An administrator password is intended to be used by a system administrator; it limits access to the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. If you set only an administrator password, you do not have to type a password to complete the system startup, but you must type the administrator password to access the Configuration/Setup Utility menu. If you set a power-on password for a user and an administrator password for a system administrator, you can type either password to complete the system startup. A system administrator who types the administrator password has access to the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu; the system administrator can give the user authority to set, change, and delete the power-on password. A user who types the power-on password has access to only the limited Configuration/Setup Utility menu; the user can set, change, and delete the power-on password, if the system administrator has given the user that authority. Power-on password If a power-on password is set, when you turn on the server, the system startup will not be completed until you type the power-on password. You can use any combination of up to seven characters (A-Z, a-z, and 0-9) for the password. When a power-on password is set, you can enable the Unattended Start mode, in which the keyboard and mouse remain locked but the operating system can start. You can unlock the keyboard and mouse by typing the power-on password. If you forget the power-on password, you can regain access to the server in any of the following ways: v If an administrator password is set, type the administrator password at the password prompt. Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program and reset the power-on password. v Remove the battery from the server and then reinstall it. See ″Replacing the battery″ in the Problem Determination and Service Guide for instructions for removing the battery. v Change the position of the power-on password override jumper (J9 on the I/O board) to bypass the power-on password check. 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 document. The following illustration shows the location of the power-on password override, boot recovery, and Wake on LAN (WOL) bypass jumpers. 62 IBM System x3950 Type 8878 and System x3950 E Type 8879: User's Guide

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Select
this
choice
to
exit
from
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
If
you
have
not
saved
the
changes
you
have
made
in
the
settings,
you
are
asked
whether
you
want
to
save
the
changes
or
exit
without
saving
them.
Passwords
From
the
System
Security
choice,
you
can
set,
change,
and
delete
a
power-on
password
and
an
administrator
password.
The
System
Security
choice
is
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
menu
only.
If
you
set
only
a
power-on
password,
you
must
type
the
power-on
password
to
complete
the
system
startup,
and
you
have
access
to
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu.
An
administrator
password
is
intended
to
be
used
by
a
system
administrator;
it
limits
access
to
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu.
If
you
set
only
an
administrator
password,
you
do
not
have
to
type
a
password
to
complete
the
system
startup,
but
you
must
type
the
administrator
password
to
access
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu.
If
you
set
a
power-on
password
for
a
user
and
an
administrator
password
for
a
system
administrator,
you
can
type
either
password
to
complete
the
system
startup.
A
system
administrator
who
types
the
administrator
password
has
access
to
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu;
the
system
administrator
can
give
the
user
authority
to
set,
change,
and
delete
the
power-on
password.
A
user
who
types
the
power-on
password
has
access
to
only
the
limited
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu;
the
user
can
set,
change,
and
delete
the
power-on
password,
if
the
system
administrator
has
given
the
user
that
authority.
Power-on
password
If
a
power-on
password
is
set,
when
you
turn
on
the
server,
the
system
startup
will
not
be
completed
until
you
type
the
power-on
password.
You
can
use
any
combination
of
up
to
seven
characters
(A–Z,
a–z,
and
0–9)
for
the
password.
When
a
power-on
password
is
set,
you
can
enable
the
Unattended
Start
mode,
in
which
the
keyboard
and
mouse
remain
locked
but
the
operating
system
can
start.
You
can
unlock
the
keyboard
and
mouse
by
typing
the
power-on
password.
If
you
forget
the
power-on
password,
you
can
regain
access
to
the
server
in
any
of
the
following
ways:
v
If
an
administrator
password
is
set,
type
the
administrator
password
at
the
password
prompt.
Start
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
and
reset
the
power-on
password.
v
Remove
the
battery
from
the
server
and
then
reinstall
it.
See
″
Replacing
the
battery
″
in
the
Problem
Determination
and
Service
Guide
for
instructions
for
removing
the
battery.
v
Change
the
position
of
the
power-on
password
override
jumper
(J9
on
the
I/O
board)
to
bypass
the
power-on
password
check.
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
document.
The
following
illustration
shows
the
location
of
the
power-on
password
override,
boot
recovery,
and
Wake
on
LAN
(WOL)
bypass
jumpers.
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IBM
System
x3950
Type
8878
and
System
x3950
E
Type
8879:
User’s
Guide