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Intel
®
System Configuration Utility – User Guide 17
4.3 BIOS Commands
This section lists the BIOS Commands.
4.3.1 BIOS Administrator Password (/bap)
syscfg /bap {old_password | ""} [new_password | ""]
old_password
new_password
The maximum length of the password is
seven characters. The password cannot
have characters other than alphanumeric
(a-z, A-Z, 0-9) and is case insensitive. Use
two double quotes ("") to represent a null
password.
On S1400/S1600/S2400/S2600/S4600
platform series, the password should be a
minimum of 8 characters and maximum 14
characters in length. The password can have
characters alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) and
special characters mentioned below
! @ # $ % ^ * ( ) - _ + = ? '
which are case insensitive. Use two double
quotes ("") to represent a null password.
Sets or clears the BIOS Administrator password. You must enter the old password, if set, or
the null string if the Administrator password is currently not set, before entering the new
password. Enter a null string for the new password to clear the password. The Administrator
password controls access to all BIOS Setup fields including the ability to clear the User
password. If only one password (Administrator or User) is set, then this password is
required to enter Setup. If you set or change the BIOS Administrator password, you cannot
change any other BIOS option using syscfg except the BIOS User and Administrator
passwords. However on S1400/S1600/S2400/S2600/S4600 platform series you can change
any other BIOS option using syscfg by providing the Administrator password. You may
combine the /bap and /bup commands to set both the BIOS Administrator and User
passwords at the same time.
Refer to the Product Guide for your Intel
®
Server Board for more information on BIOS Setup
options.
Examples:
syscfg /bap "" kwm93a3
syscfg /bap kwm93a9 lqts284
syscfg /bap "" lqts284 /bup "" kwm93a3