Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 4.3 Command Line Interface Reference Guide

Sets the setup password for the BIOS. The setup password locks the BIOS F2 screen. The argument string supplied to this option is the password. Passwords are limited to alphanumeric characters and cannot exceed 32 characters in length. If a current setup password is set, it must be given through the oldsetuppwd option. This option is not replicated. For more information on delimiters, see Command Line Option Delimiters .

Example:

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

Example 2:

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

Example 3:

A:>syscfg --setuppwd=asetuppassword --oldsetuppwd=currentpassword
                                             The old password entered is incorrect. The new password will not be set. Please try again.