SMBIOS-PASSWD(1)

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version 2.4.3 · 8 versions
, in ubuntu jammy

💖 SMBIOS-PASSWD(1) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the smbios-passwd page — it lives in the User Commands corner of your manual, and fr fr it's the little utility that handles your BIOS setup password business. it's src/bin/smbios-passwd in the source tree, which is giving "built from source, main character energy" but honestly? we love that for it. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

smbios-passwd — like, that's the whole name, that's it, src/bin/smbios-passwd, no notes 💅

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

smbios-passwd

that's the whole vibe. no args required, she just runs. 🦋

✨ OPTIONS ✨

she's got options, literally, here they all are, every single one, no skips:

  • --version — shows you the program's version number and then dips out, exit stage left. 👋
  • -h, --help — shows this help message and exits. your classic "wait what does this do again" button. 🫶
  • --info — show password information. the tea. the lore. 🔍
  • -v, --verbose — display more verbose output. she's chatty, she's telling you everything, we're obsessed. 🗣️
  • -q, --quiet — minimize program output, like a true minimalist queen. only errors and warnings get to speak. 🤫
  • --trace — enable verbose function tracing. extremely extra, extremely useful, we respect it. 👑
  • --logconfig=LOGCONFIG — specify an alternate config log. LOGCONFIG is where you point her instead of the usual spot. 📓
  • --password=PASSWORD — the BIOS Setup password, used for set/activate operations. handle PASSWORD with care bestie, this is the important one. 🔐
  • -r, --rawpassword — do not auto-convert the password to scancodes. you're on your own for the conversion, raw as intended. 💀
  • --memory-dat=MEMORY_DAT — path to a memory dump file to use instead of real RAM. so you can play with a fake memory instead of the live one. 🧠
  • --cmos-dat=CMOS_DAT — path to a CMOS dump file to use instead of real CMOS. same energy, but for CMOS. 🔋

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the full documentation for smbios-passwd is maintained as a Texinfo manual (very distinguished of it). if the info and smbios-passwd programs are properly installed at your site, this command:

info smbios-passwd

should give you access to the complete manual. that's the whole treasure map, go get it. 🗺️✨

and that's the page, bestie — no cap, every flag, every path, every vibe preserved. this was smbios-passwd version 2.4.3, dated October 2021, and yes she ate, periodt. 🎀💖 go forth and configure responsibly. 🦋

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