Starting A Preloaded System

System administrators can use these directions as a quick reference or 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 HP-UX Bastille. Use the HP-UX System Administrator’s Guide: Security Management 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 a short time, 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. See “Setting System and Network Parameters”.
Specify a root password.
The user name for the superuser is root.
The system completes its start-up sequence and displays the desktop login screen.
Log in as root for your first session.
Establish the environment for the root user. See “Configuring Root”.
Set up and configure additional security, as suggested in the Important note above. See the HP-UX System Administrator’s Guide: Security Management. Some security measures might have been set up during the installation process. See the HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide.
Add users as needed. See “Configuring Users and Groups”.
Set up NFS if desired. See “Configuring Networking”.

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