486 lines
19 KiB
Plaintext
486 lines
19 KiB
Plaintext
Tamalpais Technologies - The Login Checker II
|
|
Copyright (c) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 - All rights reserved
|
|
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
|
|
|
|
|
|
Introduction
|
|
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
|
|
One day, I was sitting at my desk at work (I was a MIS/Help Desk manager for
|
|
a major software company) when the phone rang. It was someone from the
|
|
Marketing deparment, they were in Excel in Windows and they could not print to
|
|
the printer, it gave them some error message. I explained to the person
|
|
(who has great Marketing skills but little computer skills) that the problem
|
|
most likely was due the fact that she had not logged in. This got me
|
|
thinking... This was the third call that day for a problem related to the fact
|
|
that the employee had not logged in. Of course I couldn't blame the employee,
|
|
the message that they were not logged in flashes by as the rest of their
|
|
AUTOEXEC.BAT file is executed.
|
|
|
|
I asked myself, why didn't Novell make the login.exe program check to see
|
|
if you logged in correctly and if not, ask you to try again?
|
|
|
|
So I dusted off my 'C' manuals, turned on my tunes on and got to work on trying
|
|
to correct this little problem. Hence, the birth of The Login Checker. I
|
|
implemented it at the company that I work for and after 3 weeks of not having
|
|
ANY calls related to not logging in (and having no one complain about any
|
|
problems with The Login Checker itself - could the first try be bug free??)
|
|
I decided that maybe others could benefit from this handy dandy tool. After
|
|
only 2 months over 200 people downloaded it from Compuserve, so I must have
|
|
been right! Since then over 6,500 people downloaded this product and it has
|
|
been registered for use for over 35,000 network users!
|
|
|
|
After having it in place at work for a couple of months I noticed another
|
|
hidden benefit. Many of the employee's liked to add there login name after
|
|
the login call in their AUTOEXEC.BAT (saving them from having to type it in).
|
|
This was great for them but frustrating to the Help Desk staff because if you
|
|
wanted to do any work setting up there machine you had to either not login
|
|
(and miss whatever setup pertained to the network in their AUTOEXEC.BAT) or
|
|
change their AUTOEXEC.BAT and reboot. What a pain. With The Login Checker,
|
|
all we needed to do was press return at the PASSWORD: prompt and type in our
|
|
own login name and password instead. Life is good again and we go home
|
|
smiling now (most of the time!).
|
|
|
|
The easiest way to test the Login Checker and use it is to simply copy the
|
|
two files (TTLOGIN.EXE and TTLOGIN.CFG) to the LOGIN directory and change
|
|
your AUTOEXEC.BAT to use TTLOGIN.EXE. If you ever feel the need to login
|
|
using the regular Novell login, you can always type LOGIN.EXE.
|
|
|
|
I hope you The Login Checker is as useful to you as it was to us. Many
|
|
thanks to all of you who have send me your comments on the program and
|
|
those of you who have joined our family of registered users. Please
|
|
send me any comments you have about the product, good or bad, and any
|
|
ideas you have that would improve it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Time Savings
|
|
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
|
|
For every 100 employees, about four of them will not log in correctly into
|
|
your network. Most of the time, this will result in a call to the help desk.
|
|
If that help desk call takes an average of six minutes to solve, two employees
|
|
could be working on something else for a total of 12 minutes...
|
|
|
|
4 x 12 = 48 minutes daily
|
|
48 x 22* = 1056 minutes a month
|
|
1056 / 60 = 17.6 hours a month
|
|
|
|
(*22 is the average number of working days each month)
|
|
|
|
The login Checker will insure that your end users will log into the network
|
|
correctly every time. The program monitors the login and verifies that it
|
|
was successful. If the login sequence was not a success, it will ask you if you
|
|
want to attempt the login again. How much does 17.6 hours of work time cost
|
|
your company every month?
|
|
|
|
With this product, network users never bother the help desk again!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Full Working Copy:
|
|
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
|
|
This is a full working copy of The Login Checker. It is not crippled
|
|
in anyway.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description:
|
|
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
|
|
The Login Checker is a program that is designed to check whether you have
|
|
logged into a Novell network or not. This is advantageous for several
|
|
reasons:
|
|
|
|
* Less typing and frustration when logging in.
|
|
* Less calls to the MIS / System Administration /
|
|
Help desk - because employees will know when they
|
|
type their login name or password incorrectly.
|
|
(Most of the time they do not know they did not
|
|
login because the login command is part of the
|
|
autoexec.bat file, so the 'Access denied' message
|
|
scrolls past before they can read it).
|
|
|
|
* If a station is set up to login with that person's
|
|
login name (I.E. LOGIN MIKE), pressing return with
|
|
TTLOGIN will ask you for the new login name, so that
|
|
if someone else wants to log in to that station (such
|
|
as System Administrators!) all the network commands in
|
|
the 'AUTOEXEC.BAT' file that requires network login
|
|
are still executed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
How to Use:
|
|
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
|
|
|
|
Copy the two files (TTLOGIN.EXE and TTLOGIN.CFG) into the F:\LOGIN directory
|
|
(you must be logged in as supervisor to do this). Then type (or add to your
|
|
`autoexec.bat' file):
|
|
|
|
ttlogin <LOGINNAME>
|
|
|
|
You will need to keep LOGIN.EXE in that same directory. If you login without
|
|
making any mistakes, it will look and act just like regular LOGIN.EXE. If
|
|
you mistype your login name or password, The Login Checker will ask you if
|
|
you want to login again. This continues until you either login correctly or
|
|
answer no to the question.
|
|
|
|
|
|
New features in version 2.50
|
|
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
|
|
|
|
* Eliminate the ability for users to exit:
|
|
|
|
One of the requests that I received the most was to allow administrators
|
|
the ability to remove the 'Exit' option from the Login Checker. This feature
|
|
has been added to version 2.50.
|
|
|
|
* Administrator modifable Help
|
|
|
|
The administrator can now personalize the help menu. This will allow
|
|
administrators to give information specific to their company (like who
|
|
to call when trouble arises) in the 'view info(Help)' section. (This feature
|
|
was actually introduced in version 2.03)
|
|
|
|
* Explanations in the user configuration file (TTLOGIN.CFG).
|
|
|
|
I have added the lines that explain what each line means in the configuration
|
|
file. This should help the administrator setup and modify the Login Checker.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Using the Help File Feature
|
|
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
|
|
To modify the help, you need to use an ASCII editor.
|
|
The file that contains the help information is TTLOGIN.HLP.
|
|
The information should not be greater than 65 characters wide or
|
|
more than 13 lines long. Information bigger than that size will
|
|
be ignored.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eliminating the 'Exit'
|
|
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
|
|
The last line of the configuration file (TTLOGIN.CFG) is an option that
|
|
indicates whether you want to show the 'Exit' option from the Login
|
|
Checker. Enter 'Yes' (the default) if you want 'Exit' to show up on
|
|
the menu, and 'No' if you do not want to to appear. System administrators
|
|
can still exit the Login Checker by pressing a '~' (Tilda).
|
|
|
|
|
|
Format of the Configuration file
|
|
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
|
|
The configuration file (TTLOGIN.CFG) needs to maintaint the format that
|
|
it is in when received from distribution.
|
|
|
|
That is:
|
|
|
|
First line = Comments
|
|
Second line = Network login file name (LOGIN.EXE)
|
|
Third line = BLANK
|
|
Forth line = Comments
|
|
Fifth line = File server name (or BLANK)
|
|
Sixth line = BLANK
|
|
Seventh line = Comments
|
|
Eighth line = 'Yes' or 'No'
|
|
|
|
We recommend that you make a backup of the orginal file before making any
|
|
changes to this file.
|
|
|
|
|
|
For Experienced System Adminstrators:
|
|
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
|
|
System Adminstrators can easily give everyone access to TTLOGIN, without
|
|
having to modify everyone's machines. This is recommended for System
|
|
Adminstrators that have experience with DOS and Novell. If you do not
|
|
have much experience, you may want to use the method suggested above.
|
|
|
|
Here's how:
|
|
|
|
* Login as supervisor.
|
|
* Copy TTLOGIN.EXE and TTLOGIN.CFG into the F:\LOGIN directory.
|
|
* Using `attrib' or another utility, remove the
|
|
'READ ONLY' tag from Novell's LOGIN.EXE program.
|
|
* Rename the orginal LOGIN.EXE to another name:
|
|
|
|
REN LOGIN.EXE LGN.EXE
|
|
|
|
* Rename TTLOGIN to LOGIN.EXE:
|
|
|
|
REN TTLOGIN.EXE LOGIN.EXE
|
|
|
|
* Use an ASCII editor to change the Second line in TTLOGIN.CFG to the
|
|
new name you gave Novell's LOGIN.EXE (I.E. LGN.EXE).
|
|
|
|
* Reset the `READ ONLY' attribute on Novells LOGIN.EXE (now LGN.EXE).
|
|
|
|
This makes it so that if anyone types LOGIN (or it is in an `autoexec.bat'
|
|
file), it will automatically call The Login Checker. Be careful NOT to delete
|
|
Novell's LOGIN.EXE. You will need that to log in.
|
|
|
|
If you want to login without using The Login Checker, simply type the new name
|
|
you gave Novell's (LGN.EXE).
|
|
|
|
System Adminstrators can also modify the fifth line, which may help to
|
|
explain to end users which file server they are attaching to.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Registration:
|
|
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
|
|
|
|
Register this product and you will receive:
|
|
|
|
* The very latest version (with extra features)
|
|
and the 'UNREGISTERED' message removed. We will
|
|
personalize the Login Checker with your company
|
|
name.
|
|
* Free technical support.
|
|
* A printed manual.
|
|
* Information on other Tam Tech products.
|
|
* A clear conscience!
|
|
* Free copy of WinStop software (See below!)
|
|
|
|
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|
NEW REGISTRATION INCENTIVE:
|
|
For a limited time, we are offering a free copy of Winstop (Ver 1.00) for
|
|
each registration of the Login Checker! Winstop is a DOS utility that
|
|
will allows you to easily stop Windows from loading in your autoexec.bat
|
|
file. When called, it display's a timer that delays the loading of
|
|
Windows a pre-defined amount of time (the default it 25 seconds).
|
|
This gives you the change to exit to DOS instead of going directly into
|
|
Windows. The utility is easy to install and will save you from attempting
|
|
to break the automatic loading of Windows with <CNTL-C> (which never
|
|
works!).
|
|
|
|
Registering the Login Checker gets you this handy utility, FREE!
|
|
Please mention this offer when you register the product (or use the
|
|
order form in ORDER.DOC.
|
|
|
|
This offer expires December 31st, 1995.
|
|
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
The Login Checker is shareware (give one to a friend!), but NOT freeware
|
|
You must register the copy (and pay the fee) to use it (we do want to eat!)
|
|
|
|
When you register the copy, Tamalpais Technologies will send you the latest
|
|
version. This copy will include all new features developed so far.
|
|
|
|
Some ideas we may include in the future are:
|
|
|
|
* The ability to check for more than one file server on a network
|
|
* Ability to explain to end users which server they are logging into
|
|
(Done, see above)
|
|
* New features that we dream up before you get it!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost is: $35 for every 50 network users
|
|
|
|
Network users: Price
|
|
------------------------------------------------
|
|
1 to 50 $35.00
|
|
51 to 100 $70.00
|
|
101 to 150 $105.00
|
|
151 to 200 $140.00
|
|
Anything over 200 users: $175.00
|
|
|
|
* One site is one physical address. You need to purchase a Login Checker
|
|
license for each site that is using the product.
|
|
|
|
(Please include $2.50 for shipping and handling.)
|
|
|
|
|
|
*** Unlimited, Corporate Wide License
|
|
You can also purchase an unlimited, corporate wide license
|
|
(can be used at any branch of the company, including growth) for $750.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
You can register the product in one of four ways:
|
|
|
|
|
|
1) Phone in the order (Monday - Friday: 9:00 to 6:00 PST):
|
|
|
|
Phone: (415) 927-0333
|
|
|
|
( You may pay by VISA or MC, COD, or we will be happy
|
|
to invoice you )
|
|
|
|
|
|
2) Order through our BBS :
|
|
|
|
We now have a TamTech BBS! You can register through the
|
|
BBS by entering 'REG' from the main menu. You can also download
|
|
the very latest version of the Login Checker or download our
|
|
other shareware products. The BBS is free.
|
|
|
|
The TamTech BBS number is: (415) 759-5529.
|
|
|
|
|
|
3) Mail or Fax us the order to:
|
|
|
|
Tamalpais Technologies
|
|
c/o Login Checker
|
|
P.O. Box 125
|
|
Larkspur, CA 94977
|
|
|
|
Fax: (415) 927-4619
|
|
|
|
Please print the order form in ORDER.DOC (simply type
|
|
'ORDER' from the DOS prompt). You may pay by check,
|
|
VISA / MASTERCARD, or we will be happy to invoice you.
|
|
|
|
|
|
4) Paying through Compuserve
|
|
|
|
You can now register Login Checker through Compuserve!
|
|
It will get billed directly to your Compuserve account.
|
|
Simply type GO SWREG and follow the instructions.
|
|
Using the keyword search, search for 'TamTech'.
|
|
|
|
You will need to order 1 copy for every 50 users. For
|
|
example, if your company has 150 network users, order
|
|
3 copies (and you will be billed $105). You can
|
|
use the chart above as a reference.
|
|
|
|
If you would like to order multiple copies (for several
|
|
sites) instead of for more users at one site, please Email
|
|
us through Compuserve and explain how you would like it
|
|
broken down.
|
|
|
|
|
|
We will be happy to accept purchase orders. You can either mail them to us,
|
|
fax them in, or call the order in and give us the PO number over the phone.
|
|
|
|
Order Form:
|
|
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
|
|
To print the order form, run 'ORDER.BAT' by typing: ORDER
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paying via VISA or MASTERCARD:
|
|
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
|
|
Tamalpais Technologies now excepts VISA and MASTERCARD. to pay with by
|
|
credit card, simply print out the order form (by typing 'ORDER' from the
|
|
DOS prompt), fill it out, and fax (or mail) it to us. Please be sure to
|
|
sign the form.
|
|
|
|
We can also take your credit card order over the phone. The BBS registration
|
|
system (at (415) 927-5529) can be used to register using credit cards.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tamalpais Technologies Complete Satisfaction Guarantee ...
|
|
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
|
|
|
|
The Login Checker comes with a 60 day money day back
|
|
guarantee. If you are unhappy with the product for any reason,
|
|
Tamalpais Technologies will refund your money in full. Simply call or
|
|
write TamTech within 60 days of purchase.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Suggestions / Support:
|
|
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
|
|
|
|
We welcome suggestions for improved features for The Login Checker, as well as
|
|
ideas for new utilities you'd like to see. We already have some idea's we are
|
|
playing with for future releases, such as automatic path correction (so that
|
|
when you logout your path is returned to it's healthy state), message ability
|
|
- so that the System Administrator can notify the user what server they are
|
|
logging into, etc.
|
|
|
|
To contact us, write us at the above address, send us a Compuserve Email (to
|
|
73257,2166) or call Tamalpais Technologies at (415) 927-0333. We would like
|
|
to here from you, so please do write or call us and tell us your compliments,
|
|
problems, or new feature ideas.
|
|
|
|
You can also reach us at your Internet account:
|
|
|
|
tamtech@well.com
|
|
|
|
|
|
Or our American Online Account:
|
|
|
|
TamTech
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disclaimer:
|
|
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
|
|
|
|
This software has been tested thoroughly and is believed to be free of
|
|
problems, however, software is one of the most complicated kind of product
|
|
produced by humans. No person can be absolutely and completely certain that a
|
|
piece of complicated software will work in any given machine and environment.
|
|
Therefore, you are completely responsible for determining the fitness of this
|
|
program and Tamalpais Technologies and it's staff are not liable for any damages.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trouble Spots (Common Problems and Frequently asked questions) ...
|
|
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
|
|
There are a couple of issues with this version of the Login Checker that
|
|
may give you trouble:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Q.) When I run the Login Checker, it stay's in a loop and never atempts
|
|
to Login. Why is this?
|
|
======================
|
|
A.) This is usually caused when someone has changed the name of Novell's
|
|
LOGIN.EXE file and did not change it in the TTLOGIN.CFG file. The name
|
|
of Novell's login must be entered in the TTLOGIN.CFG file.
|
|
|
|
Intel Landesk Manager
|
|
=====================
|
|
The older versions of Intel's Landesk manager had a version of
|
|
LOGIN.COM that did not work with the Login Checker. The current
|
|
version does, and they will send you a new copy for free. Please call
|
|
Intel's Technical Support and get an update.
|
|
|
|
Netware 4.x
|
|
===========
|
|
This version does not work with version 4.x of Netware. If you have
|
|
version 4.x of netware, call us and we will put you on the list to
|
|
notify you when we get the Login Checker working with that release.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Are you a Catalog, Shareware Distributor, or BBS?
|
|
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
|
|
Please see the VENDOR.DOC file for information about terms and conditions
|
|
for distribution of the Login Checker.
|
|
|
|
|
|
About Shareware . . .
|
|
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
|
|
Shareware is a concept of "Try before you buy" software. It allows you, the
|
|
customer to look at and use software before purchasing it. This program is
|
|
the full working version of the Login Checker, it is not crippled in any
|
|
way.
|
|
|
|
Shareware works because people share good programs. If you like the Login
|
|
Checker and it works for you, give a copy to a friend!
|
|
|
|
We at Tamalpais Technologies live off the proceeds generated by shareware
|
|
sales. Your registration allows us to create more products. Thank you for
|
|
your support.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assocation of Sharware Professionals:
|
|
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
|
|
|
|
ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
|
|
ÚÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄ¿ ³ (R)
|
|
Äij ³o ³ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
|
|
³ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÁÐÄÄ¿ ³ Association of
|
|
³ ³ ³ÄÙ Shareware
|
|
ÀÄÄij o ³ Professionals
|
|
ÄÄÄÄÄij º ³ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
|
|
ÀÄÄÄÄÐÄÄÄÄÙ MEMBER
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"This program is produced by a member of the Association
|
|
of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure
|
|
that the shareware principle works for you. If you are
|
|
unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP
|
|
member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able
|
|
to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute
|
|
or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide
|
|
technical support for members' products. Please write to
|
|
the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI
|
|
49442-9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a Compuserve
|
|
message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|