User`s guide

Quick Guide to Security
B/4 USERS GUIDE
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. Use a mix 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 no. of valid logons, no. of 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, the
following message is displayed:
Press ALT+L for Logon Sequence
If you 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.
♦ The Master user may have decided to disable the alarm and/or
set a null lockout period. If no lockout period is specified, the
system allows unlimited logon attempts.