computer passwords

[DarkMaster]

I'm trying to put a password on my computer to keep other people from using it. The one I put on doesnt work, you can easily bypass it by pressing cancel. How do I make it so that no one can use my computer without putting in the password?

Also, does anyone know how to put passwords on programs and folders?

thanks

[BlueFire]

Trying to hide the porn, I see...


;)

[GameMaster]

You have to use the multiple users feature. Except, you'll only be making one user file. When you make it, there should an option to create a password in order to log in and use the computer. Sorry for being so general, I don't know if it's the exact same on Windows but that's what I did for my iMac. You can also password lock your screensavers so if you want to return to your work you have to type a password to bypass the screensaver.

[Bad Religion]

Originally posted by BLueFire
Trying to hide the porn, I see...


;)

LOL, first thing i thought too

[Dyne]

You can put a password on your screensaver. Easily owned if your server is on all the time like mine.

[bobcat]

Wot OS?

98 Passwords are basically to sign in to a workgroup/domain or Windows .

It sucks for security. It basically has little.

If it's 2000/Xp then start, settings, control panel, user accounts, cilck your account, change password.

[Blade Runner]

Password to what? Novell or somethin? Or u mean the one u type in next to user name on xp or something. A screensaver password is ok but if someone wanted to couldn't they just restart the pc :unsure: Um...i dunno, maybe on ur pc u can set a password in bios so u have to enter it before u can move on...*shrugz* I dunno...

[Neo]

I once installed a special security program that would lock out whatever functions you specified. Well, I forgot the password and locked myself out of my computer. Even deleting the program and reinstalling windows didn't help. I think I finally had to reformat.

[Happydude]

lol neo...poor guy...pretty funny though :D

[DarkMaster]

Originally posted by Neo
I once installed a special security program that would lock out whatever functions you specified. Well, I forgot the password and locked myself out of my computer. Even deleting the program and reinstalling windows didn't help. I think I finally had to reformat.
what program was this and where did you get it?

[Seven7]

Why so you can lock yourself out DarkMaster.

I would like to know too in case I need that in future.

[GameMaster]

Originally posted by Seven7
Why so you can lock yourself out DarkMaster.

If you read his first post you would know that he wants it to keep other people off his computer. Now write me an essay about paying attention and you'll be pardoned.

[Seven7]

I was just joking GameMaster while referencing Neo's post about being locked out of his computer.


Sorry for trying to be funny GameMaster and no I'm not going to write a essay for when all I did was make a bit of a joke and not because I wasn't paying attention.


Besides I've read this thread a number of times but just have not replied to this thread until recently.

[The Germanator]

Originally posted by Seven7
I was just joking GameMaster while referencing Neo's post about being locked out of his computer.


Sorry for trying to be funny GameMaster and no I'm not going to write a essay for when all I did was make a bit of a joke and not because I wasn't paying attention.


Besides I've read this thread a number of times but just have not replied to this thread until recently.

You must learn not to take Gamemaster seriously, he's just a regular jokester. :)

[Seven7]

I didn't take him seriously Germanater even though I was originaly going to leave it at the first sentence.


meh you guys always have to quote me so I can't cover my tracks.

[PuPPeT]

I would say if you’re Bios lets you add a password there to lock the whole computer that way the only way to get past the password would be to open the computer and take out the battery out. Not some thing most dads and brothers would even know how to do let along do it. (most Bios's will let you lock just the Cmos or the whole computer).

[Kitana85]

but is there any way to password protect individual documents?

[sdtPikachu]

Bwahahaahah.

Here's what you can do to secure stuff, and incidentally what I use.

BIOS password
Bootloader boots off a USB key (you'll need *nix to do this), so that the computer won't boot without the key
Bootloader password
Login passwords (*nix or Win NT kernels only, Win9x doesn't support user-level access control)

Right, those'll stop people booting/loging into your computer.

File system that supports user-level access control (NTFS for Windows, any of the *nix filesystems)
Encrypted file systems (again, NTFS of *nix only)

If you're stuck with Win9x, you can encrypt individual files and folders using a 3rd party utility like PGP or GPG, which'll also encrypt your email if you want.

[vurel]

go into BIOS and make a boot password... thats what i did when i was running Windows ME... now I have XP so i don't have to worry about it