IBM C79EGMST manual Using Passwords, Power-on password, Disk password, Hard

Title: C79EGMST CreationDate: 02/10/98 09:24:42

Using Passwords

Using Passwords

The password-setting feature helps to							prevent		your	computer	f
being		used		by	others. Once	you set	a	password,		a prompt	a
on	the		screen		each time you	turn on	the computer. You must
your		password			at the prompt. You cannot			use	the	computer	unl
you		type		the	correct password. You		can	set	the	following	p
on	your		computer:

Power-on password

Set the power-on password to protect your computer from u another person. It provides the following security feature

– You need to type the power-on password at startup. Therefore, 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.

Hard	disk password
The	hard	disk	password	provides an extra		measure		of	sec
Even	if you set a power-on password,				another		user	can		re
the	hard	disk	drive in	your computer	and	put	it	in	a	d

computer to access your data. If you set a hard disk however, another person cannot access the data on your h 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,
	disk password must be typed at						startup. Therefore,
	unauthorized users				cannot access		your	hard disk even i
	drive is		removed		from the	computer.

–The hard disk password is required when the computer resumes from suspend mode.

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

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