User`s guide

3-6 Logging on
Setting the system administration password
Standard 1.0 System Administration Guide January 1998
Setting the system administration password
Overview
To log on to the Meridian Mail system from an administration
terminal, you require a system administration password.
Your password can be any combination of letters and numerals.
It can be between 6 and 16 characters long. (The minimum
length can be increased by the System Administrator. See
“Setting the minimum password length for all administrator
passwords” on page 16-7.)
Passwords are not case sensitive; even if you use capital letters
when you define your password, you do not need to use capital
letters when you type it.
Password security
For greater system security, your password should be no fewer
than seven characters in length. A longer password is more
difficult to guess than a shorter password.
For more information about ensuring the security of your
system, see Chapter 6, “Setting up Meridian Mail security”.