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From: billy@MIX.COM
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Subject: Re: firmware password
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 03:06:57 +0000 (UTC)
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Daniel Cohen <dcohenspam@talktalk.net> writes:

> Billy, when you say it has to be disabled if a restart is required, do
> you actually mean disabled beforehand or can one just enter the password
> at the time of restart? The former would be awkward.

For some things, like OS updates that require a restart to complete,
it should be disabled.  It's not that difficult to do, though.

Billy Y..
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