Passwords, Predesktop area or master password, Backup password – Lenovo ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery 4.3 (Deployment Guide) User Manual
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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:
v
Predesktop Area or Master password
v
User ID and password or passphrase
v
Backup password
v
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 program 4.3 only 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
No password
This option uses no authentication and allows the user to enter the Predesktop
Area without using a password.
Password access
There are three options for password access:
v
Master password
v
User ID and password or passphrase
v
No password
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