Patent ID: 8522332
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of accessing a server within a computer system comprising: providing a startup CONFIG file or database table for use during initialization of the server; providing a predetermined initial user identifier without an associated password within the startup CONFIG file or database table prior to initial activation of the server; an initial user requesting an initial activation and initialization of the server, the server downloading a server client to the user in response to initial server activation, and the user logging into a host of the server as a Windows user using the server client and the initial user identifier, and automatically configuring a password into a database of the hardware without a password being passed through the server client; the user providing the predetermined user identifier without providing an associated password, and an installation application initially installing and activating the server in response to the user identifier without a password; and the server logging the user initially into the server under the predetermined user identifier without a password; wherein the server is a hardware server.