Re: Password

[Matt Cole <mikaeline@inebraska.com>]

Ummm...now wait a second, I thought the original message said he had a
Power Mac.

Supertimer wrote:

> "Hawk" <hawk@donet.com> wrote:
>
> >How I do I use my password on my system.  My system says I
> >have a password, however I do I set it up.  I have an Apple
> >IIGS.
>
> On the IIGS, passwords are often the product of desk
> accessories, control panels, or inits.  Luckily, these can
> usually be bypassed with a shift-boot.
>
> However, I've seen one really great one that actually
> sits between Finder and GS/OS.  While GS/OS loads,
> instead of reaching the Finder, it is intercepted by the
> password program which only launches Finder if the
> password is correct.
>
> You can always access your files by booting from
> floppy.

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