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Click OK to apply your changes.
9.2.3 Changing the Boot Loader Time-Out
The boot loader does not boot the default system immediately. During the time-out,
you can select the system to boot or write some kernel parameters. To set the boot
loader time-out, proceed as follows:
Procedure 9.3:
Changing the Boot Loader Time-Out
1
Open the Boot Loader Installation tab.
2
Click Boot Loader Options.
3
Change the value of Time-Out in Seconds by typing in a new value and clicking the
appropriate arrow key with your mouse, or by using the arrow keys on the keyboard.
4
Click OK twice to save the changes.
WARNING: Timeout of 0 Seconds
When setting the timeout to 0 seconds, you will not be able to access GRUB
during boot time. When having set the default boot option to a non-Linux
operation system at the same time, this effectively disables access to the Linux
system.
9.2.4 Setting a Boot Password
Using this YaST module, you can also set a password to protect booting. This gives
you an additional level of security.
Procedure 9.4:
Setting a Boot Loader Password
1
Open the Boot Loader Installation tab.
2
Click Boot Loader Options.
3
Activate the Protect Boot Loader with Password option with a click and type in your
Password twice.
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