Dell PowerEdge R415 User Manual
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Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager
Using Your System Password to Secure Your System
NOTE:
If you have assigned a setup password (see "Using the Setup Password" on
page 75), the system accepts your setup password as an alternate system
password.
When Password Status is Unlocked, you have the option to leave the
password security enabled or disabled.
To enable the password security:
1 Turn on or reboot your system by pressing <Ctrl><Alt><Delete>.
2 Type your password and press <Enter>.
To disable password security:
1 Turn on or reboot your system by pressing <Ctrl><Alt><Delete>.
2 Type your password and press <Ctrl><Enter>.
When Password Status is Locked, you must type the password and press
<Enter> when prompted at reboot.
If an incorrect system password is entered, the system displays a message and
prompts you to re-enter your password. You have three attempts to enter the
correct password. After the third unsuccessful attempt, the system displays an
error message that the system has halted and shuts down.
Even after you shut down and restart the system, the error message continues
to be displayed until the correct password is entered.
NOTE:
You can use the Password Status option in conjunction with the System
Password and Setup Password options to protect your system from unauthorized
changes.
Deleting or Changing an Existing System Password
1 Enter the System Setup program and select System Security.
2 Highlight Setup Password, press <Enter> to access the setup password
window. Press <Enter> twice to clear the existing setup password.
The setting changes to
Not Enabled.
3 If you want to assign a new setup password, perform the steps in "Assigning
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