Lenovo ThinkVantage (Rescue and Recovery 4.5) - Manual (Page 48)

The directory to place the scripts or programs is \Preboot\Startup. Scripts or programs in this directory are
processed alphanumerically. For example, a script called a.bat would be processed before 1.exe.
To place a script or program in this directory, complete the following steps:
1. Get the RRUTIL from the Lenovo Rescue and Recovery Administration Tools site at:
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=TVAN-ADMIN#rnr
2. Create a Temp directory.
3. In the \Temp directory create the following directory tree: \preboot\startup.
4. Put the script or program into the \Temp\preboot\startup path.
5. From a command line, type in RRUTIL –p \Temp.
6. To verify that the script or program was copied successfully, type in RRUTIL –g from a command
line. This will generate a file named getlist.txt.
7. Examine the contents of getlist.txt for the \preboot\startup directory. The script or program should be
listed under this tree.
Passwords
The following are four password options available in the Predesktop Area:
• Predesktop Area or Master password
• User ID and password or passphrase
• Backup password
• No password
Predesktop Area or master password
You can set an independent Predesktop Area password. This password is set through the command line
interface, and is the only password option available if the Rescue and Recovery 4.5 program is installed on
the system.
You can create this Predesktop Area password using the following command: C:\Program
Files\Lenovo\Rescue and Recovery\pe_masterpw_app.exe. The parameters for this command are:
Table 21.
Parameter Description
pe_masterpw_app.exe -create Creates the actual password.
pe_masterpw_app.exe -verify Verifies that the password is valid and that it can be used.
pe_masterpw_app.exe -remove Removes the password
pe_masterpw_app.exe -exists Checks to see if the password exists.
pe_masterpw_app.exe -silent Hides all the messages.
Backup password
The backup password can be set through the GUI Set Password or command line interface RRCMD with
backup specified. Following are some examples:
rrcmd backup location=L name=mybackup password=pass
rrcmd basebackup location=L name=basebackup password=pass
rrcmd sysprepbackup location=L name=Sysprep Backup password=pass
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