IBM 240 manual Using passwords

Using passwords

The password-setting feature helps

to

prevent

your

computer

from

being

used

by

others.

Once

you

set

a

password,

a prompt

appears

on

the

screen

each time you

turn

on the computer. You must enter

your

password

at the

prompt.

You

cannot

use

the

computer

unless

you

type

the

correct

password.

You

can

set

the

following

password

on

your

computer:

ŸPower-on password

Set the power-on password to protect your computer from use by another person. It provides the following security features:

– You need to type the power-on password at startup. There- fore, unauthorized users cannot use your computer.

–You need to type the power-on password when resuming from suspend mode. Therefore, unauthorized users cannot use your computer.

ŸHard disk password

The	hard	disk	password	provides an extra		measure		of	security.
Even	if you set a power-on password,				another		user	can		remove
the	hard	disk	drive in	your computer	and	put	it	in	a	differen

puter to access your data. If you set a hard disk password however, another person cannot access the data on your hard disk without knowing the password. It provides the following features:

–	You	need to		type	the hard	disk	password at	startup.
–	If	the	hard	disk	drive is	moved	to another	computer,	the h
	disk	password		must be typed at startup. Therefore, unauthor-
	ized users cannot access your hard disk even							if the	drive
	removed		from	the computer.

Note: The hard disk password might be disabled by your system administrator.

ŸSupervisor password

The supervisor password is a tool provided for the system administrator to control many ThinkPad computers. The super-

visor password is set by the system administrator and it is not

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