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7. To confirm your user password, type it again and
press <ENTER>.
The USER PASSWORD category indicates ENABLED.
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 CONFIGURE COMPUTER.
When the system prompts you for a supervisor pass-
word, type the password and press <ENTER>.
3. At the Steps in Configuring Your Computer
menu, select STEP 3: VIEW OR EDIT DETAILS.
4. Select the USER PASSWORD category, and press
<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 USER
PASSWORD category now indicates NOT ENABLED.
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.
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