DEC 3000 800, Owner'S Manual

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Entering a Password
Entering a Password
Enter a New
Password When your system arrives from the factory, the password
security feature is not enabled and no password has been
entered in the system. The password you enter must be a
character string of exactly 16 hexadecimal characters (0 through
9, A through F). To enter a password on your system, enter the
commands shown in Table 11–3, starting at the console prompt.
Table 11–3 Entering a Password
Enter this command: System responds...
>>>
set password
PSWD1>
PSWD1> new_password
Return
PSWD2>
PSWD2> new_password
Return
>>>
As you enter the password, what you type does not display
on the screen. If the two passwords you entered match, your
password is preserved in nonvolatile memory, which means that
the system saves your password value even when the system
unit is turned off.
If You Make an
Error If the two passwords you enter do not match, the console aborts
the password command and displays the following error message:
? 30 ILL PSWD
Try to reset the password by repeating the
set password
command.
Note Your
Password Be sure to make a note of your password and store it in a secure
place. If you forget your console mode password, see Forgetting
the Password later in this chapter, or call your Digital service
representative to regain access to the privileged console mode.
Using the Password Security Feature 11–5