Managing Systems and Workgroups: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators

Configuring a System
Starting A Preloaded System
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Starting A Preloaded System
System administrators can either use these directions as a quick
reference or just print them out for users about to start up their own
systems.
IMPORTANT System security is an important part of system configuration. HP-UX
provides a wide variety of security features, including basic file and
access control, Trusted System configuration, intrusion detection with
HP-UX HIDS, and system “lockdown” with Bastille. Use Chapter 8,
“Administering a System: Managing System Security,” on page 741 to
develop a security plan that meets your needs. You can install and
configure that plan as part of the following steps.
Step 1. Turn on the monitor and computer system.
The system will run a series of self-tests. For information about these
self-tests, see your Owner’s Guide.
After two or three minutes, a series of messages is displayed as various
hardware and software subsystems are activated. Unless something is
wrong, you are not asked to respond to these messages.
Step 2. Enter information as it is requested.
You will need to know your host name and IP address. Your network
administrator can provide you with the host name and IP address.
Press Return to use the default values. To provide missing information
later, log in to a terminal as superuser and execute the command:
/sbin/set_parms
A list of options will be displayed. Reenter the command with an
appropriate option:
/sbin/set_parms option
Step 3. Specify a root password.
The user name for the superuser is root.