Passwords, Predesktop area or master password, Backup password – Lenovo THINKPAD Z60M User Manual
Page 49: Predesktop, Area, Master, Password, Backup

1.
Get
the
RRUTIL
from
the
Lenovo
Rescue
and
Recovery
Administration
Tools
site
at:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo
&lndocid=TVAN-ADMIN
2.
Create
a
Temp
directory.
3.
In
the
\Temp
directory
create
the
following
directory
tree:
\preboot\startup.
4.
Put
the
script
or
program
into
the
\Temp\preboot\startup
path.
5.
From
a
command
line,
type
in
RRUTIL
–p
\Temp.
6.
To
verify
that
the
script
or
program
was
copied
successfully,
type
in
RRUTIL
–g
from
a
command
line.
This
will
generate
a
file
named
getlist.txt.
7.
Examine
the
contents
of
getlist.txt
for
the
\preboot\startup
directory.
The
script
or
program
should
be
listed
under
this
tree.
Passwords
The
following
are
four
password
options
available
in
the
Predesktop
Area:
v
Predesktop
Area
or
Master
Password
v
User
ID
and
password
or
passphrase
v
Backup
password
v
No
password
Predesktop
Area
or
Master
Password
You
can
set
an
independent
Predesktop
Area
password.
This
password
is
set
through
the
command
line
interface,
and
is
the
only
password
option
available
if
Rescue
and
Recovery
4.1
only
is
installed
on
the
system.
You
can
create
this
Predesktop
Area
password
using
the
following
command:
C:\Program
Files\Lenovo\Client
Security
Solution\pe_setupmasterpwd.exe.
The
parameters
for
this
command
are:
Table
16.
Parameter
Description
pe_setupmasterpwd.exe
—create
password
Creates
the
actual
password.
pe_setupmasterpwd.exe
—verify
password
Verifies
that
the
password
is
valid
and
that
it
can
be
used.
pe_setupmasterpwd.exe
—exists
Checks
to
see
if
the
password
exists.
pe_setupmasterpwd.exe
—silent
Hides
all
the
messages.
pe_setupmasterpwd.exe
—setmode
values
0
=
no
authentication
required
1
=
user
specific
authentication
required
2
=
master
password
required
Backup
password
The
backup
password
can
be
set
through
the
GUI
Set
Password
or
command
line
interface
RRCMD
with
backup
specified.
Following
are
some
examples:
rrcmd
backup
location=L
name=mybackup
password=pass
rrcmd
basebackup
location=L
name=basebackup
password=pass
rrcmd
sysprepbackup
location=L
name=Sysprep
Backup
password=pass
Chapter
3.
Rescue
and
Recovery
customization
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