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The uefi shell am5030 uefi bios – Kontron AM5030 uEFI User Manual

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The uEFI Shell

AM5030 uEFI BIOS

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ID 1037-1209, Rev. 1.0

P R E L I M I N A R Y

kpassword

FUNCTION:

Control EFI setup and shell passwords

SYNTAX:

kpassword [-u|-s]

Control EFI setup and shell passwords

DESCRIPTION:

The kpassword command is used to get and set the EFI shell and
setup passwords. Both user and superuser (Administrator) passwords
can be controlled.

USAGE:

kpassword [-u|-s]

Control EFI setup and shell passwords

Parameters:

-u

Install or change user password

-s

Install or change superuser password

Call without parameters to get current password status

Note: Old passwords must be verified if set. Entering an empty
password disables the password.