BIOS Security Passwords

The BIOS includes security features that restrict whether the BIOS Setup program can be accessed and who can boot the server. A supervisor password and a user password can be set for the Setup menu and for booting the server, with the following restrictions:

The supervisor password gives unrestricted access to view and change all Setup options. If only the supervisor password is set, pressing <Enter> at the password prompt of Setup gives the user restricted access to Setup.

If both the supervisor and user passwords are set, you must enter either the supervisor password or the user password to access Setup. Setup options are then available for viewing and changing depending on whether the supervisor or user password was entered.

Setting a user password restricts who can boot the server. The password prompt is displayed before the server is booted. If only the supervisor password is set, the server boots without asking for a password. If both passwords are set, you can enter either password to boot

the server.

Table 4.

Supervisor and User Password Functions

 

 

 

 

Supervisor

 

 

Password to

Password

Password Set

Mode

User Mode

Setup Options

Enter Setup

During Boot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neither

 

Can change all

Can change all

None

None

None

 

 

options (Note)

options (Note)

 

 

 

Supervisor

 

Can change all

Can change a

Supervisor Password

Supervisor

None

only

 

options

limited number

 

 

 

 

 

 

of options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User only

 

N/A

Can change all

Enter Password

User

User

 

 

 

options

Clear User Password

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supervisor

 

Can change all

Can change a

Supervisor Password

Supervisor or

Supervisor or

and user set

 

options

limited number

Enter Password

user

user

 

 

 

of options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: If no password is set, any user can change all Setup options.

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