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Table5.Securitymenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
itemsintheThinkPadSetup
program.
SetMinimumLength
•Disabled
•Passwordlengthoptions
Specifyaminimumlength
forthepower-onpassword
andharddiskpassword.
Bydefault,thisissetto
Disabled.Ifyousetthe
supervisorpasswordand
specifyaminimumlength
forpasswords,noonebut
youcanchangethelength.
Passwordatunattended
boot
•Disabled
•Enabled
Ifyouselectandenable
Passwordatunattended
boot,apasswordprompt
isdisplayedwhenthe
computeristurnedon,
fromeitherapower-off
stateorhibernationstate.
IfyouselectDisabled,
nopasswordpromptis
displayed;thecomputer
goesaheadandloads
theoperatingsystem.
Topreventunauthorized
access,settheuser
authenticationonthe
operatingsystem.
Passwordatrestart•Disabled
•Enabled
Ifyouselectandenable
Passwordatrestart,
apasswordpromptis
displayedwhenyourestart
thecomputer.Ifyouselect
Disabled,nopassword
promptisdisplayed;the
computergoesaheadand
loadstheoperatingsystem.
Topreventunauthorized
access,settheuser
authenticationonthe
operatingsystem.
Power-OnPassword
•Disabled
•Enabled
Referto“Power-on
password”onpage51.
HardDisk1Password•Disabled
•Enabled
Referto“Harddisk
passwords”onpage
54
.
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