Command: password
PASSWORD is a password tool for DOS which administrates several users.
Syntax:
password [/adduser] [/login] [/remuser] [/?]
Options:
/adduser Add a new user to the program. Has to be executed first.
/login Starts Login procedure. If you enter an existing user
created with /adduser and his password you can start FreeDOS.
/remuser Remove a user from the program.
/? Shows the help.
Comments:
You have to add "PASSWORD" at the beginning of the AUTOEXEC.BAT.
You should add "SWITCHES=/F" at the beginning of the CONFIG.SYS to
prevent a user from bypassing CONFIG.SYS / AUTOEXEC.BAT AND the password
by typing "F5".
You should also change the BIOS settings: Boot from HD first (don't
forget to set a BIOS password)
PASSWORD supports NLS (national language support).
Examples:
IN COMMAND LINE:
password /adduser First you have to enter the possible users and
their password, then:
IN CONFIG.SYS / FDCONFIG.SYS:
switches=/f Add this at the beginning of config.sys to prevent
a user from bypassing config.sys / autoexec.bat
with the "F5" key.
IN AUTOEXEC.BAT:
password /login The user must enter his username and password
from now on.
When booting up the next time you will be asked for user name and
password.
See also:
autoexec.bat
config.sys
fdconfig.sys
switches
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