Digital Equipment DEC 3000 600 AXP, Service Information

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Console Security
Console Security
Secure Jumper To secure the console, perform the following steps. Use
Figure 7–2 and Table 7–2 for reference.
1. Power down the system.
2. Remove the I/O module and install the secure jumper. See
Chapter 8 for details.
3. Reinstall the I/O module.
4. Power up the system and enter console mode. The console
prompt (>>>) appears.
5. Enter a 16-character hexadecimal password. You can use the
characters 0 to 9 and A to F.
6. Set the environment variable SECURE to ON.
The system prompts you to enter the old password once and the
new password twice. The passwords are not echoed or displayed.
The DEC 3000 Model 800/800S AXP system has a password-
protected console security feature that prevents unauthorized
users from accessing all the console commands. Authorized
users can access the console commands by using the following
privileged commands:
• BOOT (with parameters)
• DEPOSIT
• EXAMINE
• FIND
• HALT
• INITIALIZE
• REPEAT
• SET
• SHOW
• START
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