Deleting An Existing User Password; Disabling A Forgotten Password - Dell 4100 User Manual

7. To confirm your user password, type it again and
press < >.
ENTER
The
USER PASSWORD
Your user password is now set, but it does not
become operational until you save the configuration
and exit the utility.

Deleting an Existing User Password

To delete an existing user password, perform the follow-
ing steps:
1. Start the EISA Configuration Utility as described
in "Starting the EISA Configuration Utility"
found earlier in this chapter.
2. At the Main Menu, select
When the system prompts you for a supervisor pass-
word, type the password and press <
3. At the Steps in Configuring Your Computer
menu, select
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category indicates
ENABLED
CONFIGURE COMPUTER
>.
ENTER
.
4. Select the
USER PASSWORD
< >.
ENTER
. A dialog box with an Enter user password
prompt and an empty seven-character field appears
on the screen.
5. Press <
ENTER
A new dialog box with a Verify user pass-
word prompt and an empty seven-character field
appears on the screen.
6. Press <
ENTER
You are returned to the Main menu, where the
PASSWORD
.

Disabling a Forgotten Password

If you forget your user or supervisor password, you cannot
operate your system or change settings in the System
Setup program, respectively, until a trained service techni-
cian opens the computer chassis, changes the password
jumper setting to disable the passwords, and erases the
existing passwords. See "Disabling a Forgotten Password"
in Appendix C of the Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide for information on this procedure.
category, and press
>.
>.
category now indicates
NOT ENABLED.
USER