IBM 315, Hardware Maintenance Manual Supplement

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You start the server from a diskette.
The server does not display a password prompt when:
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No passwords are set.
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The password prompt is set to Off, only a power-on
password is set, and the server is not being started
from a diskette.
In this case, the server starts, but the keyboard is
locked. The keyboard can be unlocked by entering
the power-on password.
The passwords do not appear on the screen as you type
them. When you enter the correct password,
OK
appears
on the screen. If you enter the wrong password,
Incorrect password
appears on the screen, and
Enter
password
is again displayed. After three incorrect
attempts, you must power-off the server and start again.
The following table summarizes the levels of security with
the different levels of password protection.
Setting an Administrator Password:
The
administrator password (sometimes called a
supervisor-level password) controls access to some
features of the server, including the Configuration/Setup
utility program.
Type of
Password Results
No password
set
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No password required to start
system.
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User can access all choices on
the
Setup utility program menu.
Power-on
password only
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User must enter password to
complete the system startup.
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Power-on password provides
access to all choices on the
Setup
utility program menu.
Administrator
password
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User must enter password to
access the
Setup utility program
menu.
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Administrator password provides
access to all choices on the
Setup
utility program menu.
Administrator
and power-on
password
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User can enter either password to
complete the system startup.
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Administrator password provides
access to all choices on the
Setup
utility program menu.
Administrator password menu can
enable the power-on password
user to change the power-on
password.
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Power-on password provides
access to a limited set of choices
on the
Setup utility program menu.
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