Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 4.3 Command Line Interface Reference Guide

Sets the system password for the BIOS. The system password is required when booting the system. The argument string supplied to this option is the password. Generally, passwords are limited to alphanumeric characters and cannot exceed 32 characters in length. If a current system password is set, it must be given through the oldsyspwd option. This option is not replicated. For more information on delimiters, see Command Line Option Delimiters .

Example 1:

A:>syscfg --syspwd=password
                                             The password has been set. Please use a warm reboot to apply the password to the system.
                                          

Example 2:

A:>syscfg --syspwd=password --oldsyspwd=password
                                             The password has been set. Please use a warm reboot to apply the password to the system
                                          

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