Amount of CPU time Elapsed connect time Disc space used

An account name can be from one to eigh t alphanumeric characters long, starting with an alphabetic character. Following is an example of a logon for user John in the accoun t PROG.

:HELLO JOHN.PROG

As a security provision, you can assign an accoun t password to an accoun t. When an account has a password, MPE/iX prompts y ou to enter it after you enter the :HELLO command. When you enter a password in response to this prompt, it is not ec hoed on the screen as y ou type it.

As a short cut, y ou can enter the account password in the :HELLO command instead of w aiting for MPE/iX to prompt y ou for it. To do this, type the account password after the account name, separated b y a slash (/). When you enter a password in this way, as part of the log on line, it is echoed on the screen as y ou type it and may reduce system securit y because it is visible. For example, if the accoun t PROG has an account password of XYZ you can either wait for the passw ord prompt or log on b y entering:

:HELLO JOHN.PROG/XYZ

Figure 1-6 sho ws an example of the t ypes of accounts a company might have on a system.

Figure 1-6. Accounts Example

User

Each account can have many users. A valid user name is required to log on to an account. At least one user m ust be designated for an accoun t in order to log on to it. The SYS account automatically comes with the user name MANAGER . User names can be added to or remo ved from an account, as needed. An example of a logon for a user MAR Y in the FINANCE account follows:

:HELLO MARY.FINANCE

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