Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 4.3 Command Line Interface Reference Guide

Supplies the current system password for the BIOS. This option is only given when setting the new system password. If this password does not match the current system password, the new password is not applied to the system. 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. This option is not replicated. For more information on delimiters see Command Line Option Delimiters .

Example1:

A:>syscfg --syspwd=anotherpassword --oldsyspwd=password

The password has been set.Please use a warm reboot to apply the password to the system.

Example 2:

A:>syscfg --syspwd=asyspassword --oldsyspwd=currentpassword

The old password entered is incorrect. The new password will not be set. Please try again.