Using the Password Security Feature
Nonprivileged
Console
Commands
The console commands listed in Table 4–5 are accessible without
access to privileged mode.
Table 4–5 Nonprivileged Console Commands
LOGIN
Allows password entry to the privileged
state.
BOOT
(no parameters)
Allows you to boot from the default boot
device.
CONTINUE
Allows continued operations in a
nonprivileged mode if you inadvertently
push the halt button.
!
Allows comment text that will not be acted
on by the system.
Choosing
a Security
Password
Your system arrives from the factory with the password security
feature disabled. If you want to use this feature, choose a string
of exactly 16 hexadecimal characters (0 through 9, A through F),
and store your password in a secure place.
Setting Your
Password
Follow the instructions in Table 4–6 to set your password.
Table 4–6 Setting Your Password
Step
You enter:
System displays:
1
SET PSWD
PSWD0>>>
2
your password
(No screen echo)
PSWD2>>>
3
your password
(No screen echo)
>>>
Note: If the password you enter is incorrect, your system
displays:
?34 ILL PSWD
. Return to step 1.
Your password is preserved in nonvolatile memory, which means
that the password is saved even if the system unit power is
turned off.
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