System Configuration User Guide

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.
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. 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
NOTE
The Set BIOS User Password (/bup) option (described in the following
section) can only be used if system has a valid Administrator password set.
Clearing the BIOS Administrator password will also clear the User password.
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