Enable the Security Mode
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password
New password (8 characters max):
Retype new password:
password
The password can be one to eight characters. If you enter more than eight characters, only the
first eight characters will be used. All printable characters are accepted. Control characters are
not accepted.
Note -
Setting the password to zero characters turns off security and treats the
security-mode
parameter as if it were set to
none
. However, it does not change the setting.
Enable the Security Mode
1.
Set the
security-mode
parameter to either
full
or
command
.
When set to
full
, a password is required to perform any action including normal operations,
such as
boot
. When set to
command
, a password is not required for the
boot
or
go
commands,
but all other commands require a password. For business continuity reasons, set the
security-
mode
parameter to
command
, as in the following example.
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setenv security-mode command
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2.
Obtain the security mode prompt.
After setting the security mode as described above, you can obtain the security mode prompt in
one of two ways.
■
Use the
logout
and
login
commands.
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logout
Type boot , go (continue), or login (command mode)
>
>
login
Firmware Password:
password
Type help for more information
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To exit the security mode, use the
logout
and
login
names.
■
Use the
reset-all
command.
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reset-all
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