Technical information

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Using the Security System
Chapter 6
What happens after logging-on?
After a successful logon, BIOS sign-on and hardware
configuration messages are displayed, plus the ownership string
(if defined), some logon statistics and, if the account includes
the right to use BIOS Setup, an invitation to “Press ALT+S for
Setup”:
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No of valid logons 11, Last valid logon 21-09-94
No of invalid logons 2, Last invalid logon 04-09-94
Press ALT+S for Setup
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 the currently logged-on user; it records
the last date on which he (or someone using his user account)
logged on. These statistics can be reset from the LOC
Technology Setup dialog.
This information may be displayed as simple text (as shown
above) or in Windows-like dialog boxes, depending on whether
the Text or Graphics startup option is selected in BIOS Setup
(see Chapter 3). In graphics mode, the effect of “Press ALT+S
for Setup” is achieved by a Setup button in the startup dialog.
Variations caused by Quick Logon
If the security configuration includes a user account with the
Quick Logon facility, the logon sequence is not started
automatically each time the computer is turned on or rebooted.
Instead, the usual BIOS sign-on, hardware configuration and
security messages appear straight away. In this case the last
valid logon date relates to the Quick Logon account, and “Press
ALT+S for Setup” only appears if the Quick Logon account
has the right to access BIOS Setup. In addition, however, there
is an invitation to “Press ALT+L for Logon Sequence”: