Using the virus protection features
The Diskette access option allows you to restrict access
to your diskette drives based on the password levels you have
defined. This prevents unauthorized users from accessing the
drives and possibly introducing a virus to your system. You
can restrict diskette access only if passwords are enabled and
you have enabled the Password on boot option.
If you select Supervisor for this option (the default setting),
you can access the diskette drives only if you enter the
Supervisor password when you start your system. Users who
start the system with a User password, however, will see an
error message when they try to access the diskette drive. If you
select User for the Diskette access option, you can
access the diskette drives whether you enter the Supervisor or
User password when you start the system.
Note
To use passwords for diskette drive access, you must enable
the Password on boot option. If you select a password
level for Diskette access, but leave the Password
on boot option disabled, you see an error message
whenever you try to access your diskette drive.
You can also protect your system by selecting Write
protect for the Fixed disk boot sector option.
When this option is enabled, the system displays an error
message when a program tries to write to the boot sector of
your hard disk drive. To use a program designed to write to
the boot sector (such as the Format command), you must select
Normal (the default setting) for the Fixed disk boot
sector option.
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