IBM 783722U Installation And User Manual

Also see for x3400 M2 7836: Brochure & specs Product guide Manual

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v Exit SetupSelect this choice to exit from the Setup utility. If you have not saved thechanges that you have made in the settings, you are asked whether you want tosave the changes or exit without saving them.PasswordsFrom the User Security menu choice, you can set, change, and delete a power-onpassword and an administrator password. The User Security choice is on the fullSetup utility menu only.Attention: If you set an administrator password and then forget it, there is no wayto change, override, or remove it. You must replace the system board.If you set only a power-on password, you must type the power-on password tocomplete the system startup and to have access to the full Setup utility menu.An administrator password is intended to be used by a system administrator; itlimits access to the full Setup utility menu. If you set only an administratorpassword, you do not have to type a password to complete the system startup, butyou must type the administrator password to access the Setup utility menu.If you set a power-on password for a user and an administrator password for asystem administrator, you can type either password to complete the system startup.A system administrator who types the administrator password has access to the fullSetup utility menu; the system administrator can give the user authority to set,change, and delete the power-on password. A user who types the power-onpassword has access to only the limited Setup utility menu; the user can set,change, and delete the power-on password, if the system administrator has giventhe user that authority.Power-on passwordIf a power-on password is set, when you turn on the server, the system startup willnot be completed until you type the power-on password. You can use anycombination of up to seven characters (A - Z, a - z, and 0 - 9) for the password.If you forget the power-on password, you can regain access to the server in thefollowing way:v If an administrator password is set, type the administrator password at thepassword prompt. Start the Setup utility and reset the power-on password.Attention: If you set an administrator password and then forget it, there is noway to change, override, or remove it. You must replace the system board.Administrator passwordAn administrator password is intended to be used by a system administrator; itlimits access to the full Setup utility menu. You can use any combination of up toseven characters (A - Z, a - z, and 0 - 9) for the password.Attention: If you set an administrator password and then forget it, there is no wayto change, override, or remove it. You must replace the system board.110 System x3400 M2 Types 7836 and 7837: Installation and User’s Guide