Using Passwords
Supervisor password
The supervisor password is a tool provided to enable the
system administrator to control many ThinkPad computers.
The supervisor password is set by the system administrator
and is not required for users. You can start your computer
without providing the supervisor password. The supervisor
password is required only to access Easy-Setup. It provides
the following security features:
– Only a system administrator can access Easy-Setup. If a
supervisor password is set, a password prompt appears if
you try to start Easy-Setup.
– The system administrator can use the supervisor password
to access the computer even if you have set a power-on
password. The supervisor password overrides the
power-on password.
– If both the supervisor password and the power-on
password are set, only the supervisor password enables
you to access the following items:
- Changing the boot sequence
- Changing or deleting the power-on password
- Changing or deleting the supervisor password
- Enabling the Wake-on LAN feature
– The supervisor password has priority over the
hard-disk-drive password. The supervisor password
protects the hard disk by preventing unauthorized users
from accessing data on the hard disk.
– The system administrator can set the same supervisor
password on many ThinkPad computers to make
administration easier.
Other passwords
Some Microsoft operating systems provide special Windows
passwords. For information on how to set, change, and use
these passwords, refer to the user's guide for the operating
system you are using.
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