Starting A Preloaded System

System administrators can either use these directions as a quick reference or just print them out for users about to start up their own systems.




	IMPORTANT: System security is an important part of system configuration. HP-UX provides a wide variety of security features, including basic file and access control, Trusted System configuration, intrusion detection with HP-UX HIDS, and system “lockdown” with Bastille. Use Chapter 8 “Administering a System: Managing System Security” to develop a security plan that meets your needs. You can install and configure that plan as part of the following steps.

Turn on the monitor and computer system.
The system will run a series of self-tests. For information about these self-tests, see your Owner’s Guide.
After two or three minutes, a series of messages is displayed as various hardware and software subsystems are activated. Unless something is wrong, you are not asked to respond to these messages.
Enter information as it is requested.
You will need to know your host name and IP address. Your network administrator can provide you with the host name and IP address.
Press Return to use the default values. To provide missing information later, log in to a terminal as superuser and execute the command:
/sbin/set_parms
A list of options will be displayed. Reenter the command with an appropriate option:
/sbin/set_parms option
Specify a root password.
The user name for the superuser is root.
The workstation completes its start-up sequence and displays the desktop login screen.
Log in to the desktop as root for your first session. See “Using the CDE Desktop”.
Set up and configure additional security, as suggested in the “Important” note above. See Chapter 8 “Administering a System: Managing System Security”.
Add users as needed. See “Adding a User to a System”.
Set up NFS if desired. See “Sharing Files and Applications via NFS and ftp ”.

For detailed information on installing and updating, see

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