Console Security
VAX 4000 Model 108 User Information B-3
Enter the following command to check whether you have enabled the console security
feature:
>>> SHOW PSE
If you have enabled the console security feature, the system displays the following
message:
Enabled
Logging in to Privileged Console Mode
When the console security feature is enabled, you must enter the security password to log
in to privileged console mode. In privileged console mode you can use the full range of
console commands. To log into privileged console mode, follow these steps:
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You must set the security password before logging into privileged console mode.
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1. Enter the following command:
>>> LOGIN
The system responds with the following prompt:
Password
2. Enter the security password and press [Enter]
The system does not display the security password as you type it. If you enter the
correct security password, the system returns you to the console prompt as a privileged
user, and you can now use the full range of console commands.
If you enter an incorrect security password, the system responds with the following
error message:
?63 ILLEGAL PASSWORD
>>>
Repeat steps 1 and 2 if an error message displays.
