Sun Microsystems Blade 1500 - Setting NVRAM Security Mode

Chapter 6 NVRAM 6-7
6.2 Setting NVRAM Security Mode
The NVRAM has the ability to restrict the set of operations that users can perform.
When the security-mode parameter is set to either full or command, only users
with the security-password may bypass the enforcement policy.
TABLE 6-3 lists
the different security modes and their conditions.
Caution – You must set the security password before setting the security mode.
Forgetting the password or configuring security mode before the password requires
a call to customer support to make the system bootable.
To configure security mode:
1. Obtain the ok prompt.
See “Obtaining the ok Prompt for Testing” on page 5-2.
2. Set the security password.
■ Type:
■ Or, type:
This is the only instance in which the security password is ever displayed.
TABLE 6-3 security-mode Values and Their Enforcement Policy
Value Enforcement Policy
full All commands except go require the security-password.
command All commands except boot (without arguments) and go require the
security-password.
none All commands are available, no password is required.
ok password
New password (8 characters max)
Retype new password:
ok
ok setenv security-password password
security-password =
ok