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Aloha Security Levels

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Brasa

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Aug 21, 2004
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Does anyone know the user name and password that Aloha uses to make changes to the system. Our Management security level isn't high enough to change a printer routing from one remote terminal to another.
 
You will need to call whoever is incharge of your support issues, local dealer or in-house IT people. Have them build a user that has full access to everything you need. Sorry, but dealers can manipulate the passwords to keep people out. Maybe it is just your code that doesn't have access.
 
Found this over on another site for you. Hope it helps.
Sorta funny even this exist. How secure is this? NOT!

How to bypass ALOHA’s Security
How to get into the ALOHA system thru all passwords:

To start it up out front for STANDALONE MODE:
When a terminal wants to take over the floor, run 'redundant' so to speak, it displays a button 'Make FileServer'. If you press it, it wants a password. The password is the sum of the two numbers that appear at the bottom of the screen.

How to BYPASS PASSWORDS:
Launch Control OR Maintenance (This is where you change rate of pay, enable privileges like deleting checks and all payroll functions.

Go to Login.

Before typing anything, press Alt-X.

4 sets of numbers appear.

Use whatever username you want, it doesn't matter.

Start with the number at the Top Left, Top Right, Bottom Left, and Bottom Right when typing in your 4 character password

Your password is the letter that corresponds to the last digit of the four numbers. 1=q, 2=w, 3=e, 4=r, etc. (the letter below the number on your keyboard).

 
Trvlace, how unproffessional to pass out trade secrets.
Of course it isn't a super secret, those passwords are there only to serve as a master number in the event some assistant manager goes in and deletes all the assigned security levels and locks everyone out of the system, which is now possible, since you have no idea who you have given this info too. Yes it happens. I have seen managers go in and give themselves a new number because the staff has learned theirs and deleted their old user number, but didn't bother to assign themselves a security level and they were the only one who had access to payroll. Now they can't. Also, a dishonest person could use that info to get into an area that they were restricted from and do things that could cost the business money.
 
I have to agree with Trvlace on this one. This is a pretty lame security solution. I would say that since the info is out on the net, then every Aloha owner deserves to know they are at such high risk. Scary.
 
It can be disabled and\or changed. It is only the default. If owner or manager thinks some one is using the back door password it is easily checked for and shows the date and time it was used.
 
I think it would be wise to install the landry flag, at all sights that receive this information. Do we think Mr. Wizard knows what that is?
 
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