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To assign and enable a password, press the left- or right- arrow key, type the pass- word, and press <Enter>. Then retype the password and press <Enter>. If the system beeps when you press a key, the key is illegal for password use. Press the <Esc> key to abort the password entry procedure.

To disable the system password, enter the password during system start-up but do not press <Enter> to continue the system start-up sequence. Instead, simultaneously press the <Ctrl> and <Enter> keys after typing the password.

To change the system password, disable the password (as described above), and then enter the System Setup program and assign a new password.

NOTE: See “Using the System Password Feature” found later in this chapter for detailed instructions on assigning a system password and using or changing an exist- ing system password. See “Disabling a Forgotten Password” found later in this chapter for instructions on disabling a forgotten system password.

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Password Status provides an extra measure of system security by letting you set the

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When Password Status is set to Unlocked, any user who already knows the system password can disable the password at system start-up by using <Ctrl><Enter>—thus (inadvertently or not) leaving the system without password protection.

When Password Status is set to Locked and a user tries to disable the password at system start-up, the following message is displayed:

Password locked, not disabled

To provide maximum security for your system, operate the system with System Password Enabled, Setup Password Enabled, and Password Status Locked. Then, if you want to let selected individuals use your system, give them the system password but not the setup password. In this way, even those who know the system password cannot disable it at system start-up and will not be able to unlock it in the

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In situations where the network administrator does not want to use a system pass- word, Password Status can be used to guard against a user assigning a password. With Password Status Locked and Setup Password Enabled, a user who does not know the setup password cannot enter the System Setup program to unlock the sys- tem password and assign one.

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