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David,

Prudential do not generally like to donate machines as
even staff are not usually  allowed to have obsolete pc's.
Prudential are very tight on IT systems security and
I would say that you will definitely NOT get the passwords you
need from their IT department.

I would add that the school is lucky to have the pc's and
should get on with them quietly.

Prudence.




David@longley.demon.co.uk (David Longley) wrote:

>In article <S1F12BAp11K3EwF4@smartart.demon.co.uk>
>           paul@smartart_NE_SPAM_PAS.demon.co.uk "paul" writes:
>
>> In a previous post<925584225snz@longley.demon.co.uk>, David Longley
>> <David@longley.demon.co.uk> scribbled
>> >In article <925568586snz@longley.demon.co.uk>
>> >           David@longley.demon.co.uk "David Longley" writes:
>> >
>> >> Can anyone help please?
>> >> 
>> >> I have 4 IBM PS/2 Model 76i Systems which have been more or  less 
>> >> donated  to a local school, but the "privileged access  password" 
>> >> is  set on all four and there is no way to clear this other  than 
>> >> to  find and enter the original password entered by the  previous 
>> >> owners.  I  understand these to have  been  PRUDENTIAL  FINANCIAL 
>> >> SERVICES.  Does  anyone know anyone in their  IT  Department  who 
>> >> might be able to help out?
>> >> -- 
>> >
>> >In this case I'm NOT looking for technical support, at least  not 
>> >form  the  net as I KNOW for sure that the passwords can  not  be 
>> >cleared - it's something IBM make clear to customers. The purpose 
>> >of  this  post  is JUST to track down  teh  PRUDENTIAL  FINANCIAL 
>> >SERVICES IT folk who might be able to give us the passwords.
>> >
>> S'funny.  Must run up the road to the old girl, who's 2nd user PS1 I
>> sorted out a couple of years ago and tell her that I didn't reallyb
>> manage to clear out the password and that the CMOS knew she was a nice
>> old lady and that I was just a well-wisher and it decided to give us
>> both the benefit of the doubt and let her use the machine.
>> 
>> I wish I could get my killfile working.
>> -- 
>> paul
>> 
>> Eliminate the negative to facilitate a positive reply.
>> 
>
>This  is  not a PS/1 and it's not the power on password  but  the 
>privilged access password which once entered is stored  somewhere 
>where  the flash ROM is stored. The issue has been  discussed  at 
>length  in  the PS/2 newsgroup and the universal consensus  is  - 
>even  from  Don Peter that it can't be cleared  by  the  familiar 
>routes, even by shorting the CMOS. Clearing power on passwords is 
>not the same as clearing privileged access passwords, and not all 
>models of teh PS/2 have this feature.
>
>I've  replaced one board already but thought someone  might  have 
>contacts in the PRU.
>-- 
>David Longley
>
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