Re: [Thinkpad] Supervisor password - should I install one??

> Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 20:00:24 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)
> From: Courtney Hook <courtneyhook@shaw.ca>

> Just a quick consensus, my 760XL has no supervisor password installed,
> (in fact it doesn't have any paswords at all) should I put one on to
> stop someone else from beating me to it? :-) Also, if I do, is it
> possible to remove it later and not have the system locked at all? I'd
> hate to put one on then not be able to remove it later.

I would recommend that if:
- More than one person uses it or
- You use it in several places or
- You use it in public places

then you should add a power-on password. Every time the machine starts you
will need to enter it, but so will someone else. You should use the
personalization editor to make a screen that gives your contact
information in case a nice person finds the machine and wants to return
it: Make it easy for him or her.

I would recommend to everyone that you ALWAYS have a supervisor password
if the machine ever leaves home or work. This will also lock the hard disk
and do a good job of protecting your data from being seen by your average
thief. Industry spies will not be thwarted by such simple means.

Clearing a password is trivial: When it asks for the password, type it
then add a space on the end. You'll get a display of the lock unlocking
and your password will be gone.

If you are worried about theft, consider a laptop alarm. If you are
worried about leaving it somewhere, look at something like yellowtag.com.

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Received on Tue Jun 1 11:21:15 2004