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58 Logical Partitions on System i5
3.4.3 Lock menu
Here we describe the items on the Lock menu.
Lock menu option: This locks the HMC console session. To return to the HMC console, you
will need to supply the user ID and password that were used to initiate the previous session.
The locked out session is expecting the user ID and password of the previously logged in
user. See Figure 3-15.
Figure 3-15 Fluxbox Lock menu selection
3.4.4 Shutting down or logging off the HMC
Here we show you how to log off the HMC console and correctly shut down:
1. Select the “console” from the top pull down menu. In this menu you can add and remove
hosts, change the desktop theme and fonts, start an rshterm, or exit from the HMC, as
shown in Figure 3-16.
2. Click Exit and the confirmation/menu panel appears. See Figure 3-16.