Signing On/off and changing the password to the AS/400

PC Support/400

• Reboot the PC by pressing <Ctrl><Alt><Delete>at the same time. Press this key combination twice.
• Select the option that indicates PC Support and/or AS/400.
• Answer "Enter common user ID:" with your username
• Answer "Enter password for common user ID:" with your password.
• If there is a beep or a message press <Enter>to bypass the message.
• At this point you should have the following screen:

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                         Sign On

                                     System . . . . . : MKTAS400
                                     Subsystem . . . . : QINTER
                                     Display . . . . . : PCnnnnS1


      User . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  __________
      Password . . . . . . . . . . . .
      Program/procedure. . . . . . . .  __________
      Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  __________
      Current library. . . . . . . . .  __________

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• Type your username in the "User" blank.
• Press the <Tab>key.
• Type your password. The password will not be displayed.
• Press the <Enter>key.

If for some reason you can not longer type, press the <Reset>key. On the Microterms or PC-VT this would be the <Esc>key then R. On PC Support/400 this would be the left <Ctrl>key.
If this is the first time you signed on continue with the Changing your password section of this manual.

Changing Your Password

The first time you log on the AS/400 you will be forced to change your password before continuing.

• Press <Enter>to change your password.
• At the "Current Password" field, type `xx' followed by the last six digits of your social security number (ie. xx999999) NOTE: nothing you type on this screen will be displayed to ensure that no one views your password as you type it.
• Press <Tab>or <Field Exit>.
• For the "New Password" field, type the password you would like to use when you sign on to the computer. It must not exceed 10 characters, it must begin with a alphabetic character and the remaining characters may be any combination of alphabetic, numeric characters. Note: Try not to make it too difficult, you will need to know it to sign on the AS/400 again.
• Press <Tab>or <Field Exit>
• At the "New Password (to verify)" field, type in your new password for a second time to make sure you have entered it correctly. If you have entered it incorrectly you will get an error message and your initial password will still be `xx' followed by the last four digits of your social security number.
• Press <Enter>
• Upon completion, the following message will be displayed:
  Password changed successfully
• Read the following screens, pressing <Enter>to exit each one, until you reach the AS/400 Main Menu screen.

Later on when you want to change your password, type CHGPWD on the command line and go through the same steps.

Signing Off of the AS/400

• Press <F3>until you see a command prompt, ===>.
• At the command prompt type SIGNOFF.