IBM C79EGMST manual Entering a Password, Using Passwords, Supervisor password, Other password

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

Using Passwords

Supervisor password

The supervisor password is a tool provided for the sys administrator to control many ThinkPads computers. The supervisor password is set by the system administrator not required for users. Users can start the computer providing the supervisor password. The supervisor password required only to access Easy-Setup. It provides the fol security features:

–Only a system administrator can access Easy-Setup. If supervisor password is set, a password prompt appears

you try to start Easy-Setup.

–You can use a power-on password to protect your dat unauthorized use, but the system administrator must s power-on password.

– The	system	administrator can	use	the	supervisor	passwo
to access the computer even if you have set a pow
password. The supervisor password overrides the power-
password.
– The supervisor password disables				the	hard disk	passw
The	hard	disk is protected	by	the	supervisor	passwo

that unauthorized		users	cannot access	data	on the h
You will	be unable to use your hard			disk	drive in
computer	that has	its	own supervisor	password.

– The system administrator can set the same supervisor password on many ThinkPads to make administration easier.

Other password

Some Microsoft operating systems provide special Windows

passwords.	Refer	to that system's user's guide for info
on how to	set,	change, and use these passwords.

Entering a Password

Once you set a password, a password prompt appears at th corner of the screen. Each time you turn on your computer your computer returns from suspend mode to normal operation.

However,		a password prompt is not displayed if the		compute
to normal		operation by a preset timer	or an incoming	call o
modem,	in	which case you will have to	display it by pres
moving	the	pointing device.

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