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6.  Using Removable Media Manager To Protect a Device To Disable Protection  Previous   Contents   Next 
   
 

To Enable Protection

This option allows the user to enable software protection.

  1. To write protect without a password:

    1. In the Removable Media Manager window, select the device.

    2. From the Selected Menu, choose Write Protect.

    3. In the Protect dialog, click Write Protect Without Password.

    4. Click OK.

  2. To write protect with a password:

    1. In the Removable Media Manager window, select the device.

    2. From the Selected menu, choose Write Protect.

    3. In the Protect dialog, click Write Protect With Password.

    4. In the Enter Password area, type the password.

    5. Tab to the Verify Password area and type the password again.

    6. Click Apply.

  3. To read-write protect with a password:

    1. In the Removable Media Manager window, select the device.

    2. From the Selected Menu, choose Read-Write Protect.

    3. In the Protect dialog, click Read-Write Protect With Password.

    4. In the Enter Password area, type the password.

    5. Tab to the Verify Password area and type the password again.

    6. Click Apply.

  4. Command Line Option

    To start the Password dialog box from the command line, type:
    sdtmedia_prot [-w|-d] /vol/dev/rdsk/...
    Use the command line options in the following table to specify the degree of protection for the device.

    Table 6-1 Command Line Option sdtmedia_prot

    --w

    If the device is not protected, write protects the device without a password and does not display any dialogs. If the device is already protected, displays an error dialog.

    --d

    Disable device protection. If the device is password protected, the user is prompted for the password.

    Use the command line options in the following to specify the degree of protection for a device.

To Change Your Password

To change your password, you must first disable the existing password protection and then apply the new password protection to the device. After entering your new password you will have to enable password protection.

  1. Disable your password protection.

  2. Type a new password in the field.

  3. Re-enter the same password.

  4. Click Apply to enable password protection or Cancel to abort the operation.

 		 
 
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