Yes, you need to place a STARTSESS command in your SYSSTART file which includes the embedded password for the operator logon. AND, now that you have a password in that file, you should alter its default security to prevent all from being able to read this file, as follows: :ALTSEC SYSSTART;(R,L,X,W,A:CR) It would be nice if there were a SESSIONSECURITY command for sessions that could avoid the use of such embedded passwords - as with job streams when the PASSEXEMPT option of the JOBSECURITY command is utilized. At 07:45 AM 1999-01-07 -0700, Simonsen, Larry wrote: >How does one put the operators password in the autoboot file? >I have added it but the system still prompts for password? >Do you need to do a startsess as the first line in the sysstart file? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gilles Schipper GSA Inc. HP3000 & HP9000 System Administration Specialists 300 John Street, Box 87651 Thornhill, ON Canada L3T 7R4 Voice: 905.889.3000 Fax: 905.889.3001 Internet: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------