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C/4 LS PRO OWNER'S HANDBOOK
Quick Guide to Security
Appendix C
Don’t choose a password that someone who knows you could
guess. For example, avoid obvious choices such as your
partner’s name or your car registration number. Include a
mixture of uppercase and lowercase letters, and numbers. Use
made-up words that aren’t in the dictionary. Never write your
password down or tell anyone (including the Master user) what
it is.
Logon statistics
When you logon, some logon statistics are displayed, for
example:
No of valid logons 11, Last valid logon 21-09-94
No of invalid logons 2, Last invalid logon 04-09-94
The number of valid and invalid logons, and the last invalid
logon date, are statistics that are the same for all users. The
last valid logon relates only to you; it records the last date
on which you (or someone using your user account) logged
on. These statistics can be reset from time to time by the
Master user.
Variations in the logon sequence
There are some possible variations in the logon sequence,
depending on the details of the security configuration:
• There is an optional feature known as Quick Logon.
If this feature is enabled, you will not have to go through
the logon sequence every time you want to use the
computer. Instead, either a Logon button appears in the
startup dialog, or the following message is displayed:
Press ALT+L for Logon Sequence
If you choose the Logon button or press ALT-L within 2
seconds of this message appearing, the logon sequence
is started as described earlier. If you do nothing, you
will be automatically logged-on using a “standard” or
“default” user account.