Managing SNAplus2 Clients
Managing Win32 Clients
Win32 Client Security
SNAplus2 provides a facility for validating the user name and password of any Win32 client running on Windows 95 and attempting to contact a server running SNAplus2. This enables you to ensure that only authorized Windows users are able to access the SNAplus2 system. On Windows NT no validation is performed (the fact that the user had to enter a password to access the desktop is considered to provide sufficient security).
By default, Win32 client security is not active, so that any computer with the Win32 client software installed can access SNAplus2 servers. To enable Win32 client security, use the following procedure:
Step 1. Agree on a user name and password with each Win32 client user who is authorized to access the SNAplus2 system.
Step 2. On all servers that this client can access, define this user name and password to the
Step 3. After enabling the SNAplus2 software on a server, use the following command:
snapwinsec domainThis command enables Win32 client security on all servers in the SNAplus2 domain. You do not need to repeat the command when enabling the SNAplus2 software on other servers.
When a Win32 client starts up and tries to access a server on which Win32 client security is enabled, the client software displays a
To stop using Win32 client security, so that any Win32 client user can access SNAplus2 servers without having to specify a password, use the following command:
snapwinsec offThis command removes Win32 client security on all servers in the SNAplus2 domain. You do not need to repeat the command on other servers.
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