Using the virus protection features
The
Diskette access
option allows you to restrict access
to your diskette drives based on the password levels you have
defined. This prevents unauthorized users from accessing the
drives and possibly introducing a virus to your system. You
can restrict diskette access only if passwords are enabled and
you have enabled the
Password on boot
option.
If you select
Supervisor
for this option (the default setting),
you can access the diskette drives only if you enter the
Supervisor password when you start your system. Users who
start the system with a User password, however, will see an
error message when they try to access the diskette drive. If you
select
User
for the
Diskette access
option, you can
access the diskette drives whether you enter the Supervisor or
User password when you start the system.
Note
To use passwords for diskette drive access, you must enable
the
Password on boot
option. If you select a password
level for
Diskette access,
but leave the
Password
on boot option disabled, you see an error message
whenever you try to access your diskette drive.
You can also protect your system by selecting
W r i t e
protect
for the
Fixed disk boot sector
option.
When this option is enabled, the system displays an error
message when a program tries to write to the boot sector of
your hard disk drive. To use a program designed to write to
the boot sector (such as the Format command), you must selecct
Normal
(the default setting) for the
Fixed disk boot
sector
option.
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