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Chapter 8 - Logging In and Out of Windows NT or Windows 95 Clients

Before You Login

Windows NT or Windows 95 software installed on your workstation
Banyan Client for Windows NT or Windows 95 installed on your workstation
Ask your administrator if they have enabled Common Login on your workstation

- If they have enabled Common Login, you will need to know your Banyan username and password.

- If they have not enabled Common Login, you will need to know your Windows username and password, and your Banyan username and password.

Logging Into Windows NT or Windows 95 and the Banyan Network

Windows login: You must login to your Windows 95 or Windows NT workstation to access any network resources with the workstation. The Windows login is independent of the Banyan Client login.
Banyan login: You must log in to the Banyan Client to access file services, printers, and other resources that reside on your Banyan network.

Logging In

Use the Banyan Login program to log in to the Banyan Client independently of Windows and other clients on your workstation. See "To Log Into Windows NT Without Common Login" or "To Log Into Windows 95 Without Common Login" for information on using Banyan's Login program.
Have your administrator enable Common Login so that when you log in to your Windows NT or 95 workstation, you are automatically logged in to the Banyan Client. See "To Log Into Windows NT Using Common Login" or "To Log Into Windows 95 Using Common Login" for instructions on logging in with Common Login enabled.

Your StreetTalk Username

Item: The most specific part of the user name, such as your full name.
Group:
The name of the group to which you belong, such as your department.
Organization:
The name of the organization to which the group belongs, such as a company name or division.

Example StreetTalk Name

duncan fraser@sales@wctus

Figure 8-1 StreetTalk Name

Your complete StreetTalk name, as in the previous example.
Just your item name (for example, Duncan Fraser) if your administrator configured the Banyan Client on your workstation with a login search list.
Your StreetTalk nickname (for example, DuncanF), if your administrator gave you a shorter name to log in with.

Your Password

Password Characteristics


   Banyan  Windows
 Maximum Length 15 14
 Case Sensitive Yes Yes
 Valid Characters Letters, numbers,
spaces, and
punctuation
Any UNICODE character
 Minimum Length Configurable Configurable

Using Common Login

Example

Type of Username Name

Windows NT Username Michael

StreetTalk Username MSmith@Marketing@WCT

StreetTalk Nickname Michael@Marketing@WCT

Figure 8-2 Login Group Lists

Logging Into The Banyan Network with Windows NT

To Log Into Windows NT Using Common Login

1. Turn on your workstation. After Windows loads, the Welcome dialog box appears.

2. Press Ctrl-Alt-Del to display the Windows NT login dialog box.

3. In the Username field, enter the first part (the item part) of your StreetTalk user name.

4. In the Password field, enter your password.

5. Click OK. A dialog box appears, displaying your user profile. For information on the user profile, see "Viewing the Login Status Dialog Box."

To Log Into Windows NT Without Common Login

1. Turn on your workstation. After Windows loads, the Welcome dialog box appears.

2. Press Ctrl-Alt-Del to display the Windows NT login dialog box.

3. Enter your Windows NT username and password.

4. Click OK. You are logged into Windows NT.

5. Open the Banyan Login dialog box:

- If you are running Windows NT 3.51, double-click the Login icon in the Banyan program group.

- If you are running Windows NT 4.0, click the Start button and select Programs - Banyan - Login.

5. Enter your StreetTalk user name and press TAB.

6. Enter your password.

7. Choose OK. A dialog box appears, displaying your user profile. For information on the user profile, see "Viewing the Login Status Dialog Box."

Logging Into The Banyan Network with Windows 95

To Log Into Windows 95 Using Common Login

1. Turn on your workstation. After Windows loads, the Enter Network Password dialog box appears.

Figure 8-3 Enter Network Password Dialog Box

2. In the User name field, enter the first part (the item part) of your StreetTalk user name.

3. In the Password field, enter your password.

4. Choose OK. A dialog box appears, displaying your user profile. For information on the user profile, see "Viewing the Login Status Dialog Box."

To Log Into Windows 95 Without Common Login

1. Turn on your workstation. After Windows loads, the Windows login dialog box appears.

2. Log into your Windows workstation with your Windows username and password.

3. Click Start and select Programs - Banyan - Login to open the Banyan Login dialog box.

Figure 8-4 Login Dialog Box

4. Enter your StreetTalk user name and press TAB.

5. Enter your password.

6. Choose OK. A dialog box appears, displaying your user profile. For information on the user profile, see "Viewing the Login Status Dialog Box."

Viewing the Login Status Dialog Box

Figure 8-5 Login Status Dialog Box

Network Drives

Network Printers

Mail Service

1. Start an MS-DOS session.

2. Enter mail.

Colors

Postlogin Commands

postlogin /NT app.exe

To Change the Login Status Timeout for Windows NT

1. Open the Banyan Enterprise Client dialog box:

- If you are running Windows NT 3.51, double-click the Setup icon in the Banyan program group and then double-click the Workstations icon.

- If you are running Windows NT 4.0, click the Start button and select Programs - Banyan - Setup. Then double-click the Workstations icon.

Figure 8-6 Login Status Timeout

2. In the Login Options area, click the Timeout login status dialog check box.

3. Enter the number of seconds you want to elapse before the Login Status dialog box closes.

4. Click OK.

To Change the Login Status Timeout for Windows 95

1. Right-click Network Neighborhood. A context menu appears.

2. Select Properties. The Network property sheet appears.

Figure 8-7 Network Property Sheet

3. Select Banyan VINES Client for Windows 95 and click Properties. The property sheet for the Banyan Client appears.

Figure 8-8 General Tab on the Banyan Client Property Sheet

4. In the Profile Processing Timeout area, click the Timeout login status dialog check box.

5. Enter the number of seconds you want to elapse before the Login Status dialog box closes..

6. Click OK.

Ensuring Critical Drive Mappings During Login

SETDRIVE /C F SharedFiles@Sales@WCT

Logging Out

Logout of the Banyan Client but remained logged into Windows NT or Windows 95
Logout of Windows 95 and the Banyan Client

To Log Out Of The Banyan Network

1. Open the Logout dialog box:

- Windows NT 3.51: Double-click the Logout icon in the Banyan program group. A dialog box appears asking if you want to log out.

- Windows NT 4.0: Click the Start button and select Programs - Banyan - Logout. A dialog box appears asking if you want to log out.

- Windows 95: Click the Start button and select Programs - Banyan - Logout. A dialog box appears asking if you want to log out.

Note: If you are logged into Windows 95 with Common Login enabled, you cannot use the Banyan logout application. A message box appears, instructing you to log out by shutting down Windows 95. This prevents you from being logged back in unexpectedly with certain applications, such as IP Configuration (WINIPCFG.EXE).

2. Click OK. The network logs you out.

If there are any files open on a network drive, the Open Files dialog box appears. This dialog box lists the network drives (file services) containing the open files. To view the names of the open files, click Details. You must close these files before you can log out.

Note: Typing logout from an MS-DOS window will not work.

To Log Out of the Banyan Network and Windows

Windows NT 3.51: From the Program Manager menu, select File - Logoff.
Windows NT 4.0: Click the Start button and select Shut Down - Close all programs and log on as a different user.
Windows 95: Click Start and select Shut Down - Close all programs and log on as a different user.

Changing Your Banyan and Windows Passwords

To Change Your Banyan and Windows NT Passwords

1. Open the Change User Password dialog box:

- If you are running NT 3.51, double-click the Password icon in the Banyan program group.

- If you are running NT 4.00, click the Start button and select Programs - Banyan - Password.

The Change User Password dialog box appears.

Figure 8-9 Change User Password Dialog Box

2. Enter your password in the Current Password field.

3. Enter your new password in the New Password field.

4. Verify your new password by entering it in the Verify Password field.

5. If you are using Common Login, make sure that the Also Change Current NT User Password? checkbox is selected. If this checkbox is not selected, your Banyan and NT passwords are not synchronized and you are unable to use Common Login.

6. Click OK.

To Change Your Banyan and Windows 95 Passwords

1. Open the Windows 95 Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Password icon. The Passwords property sheet appears.

Figure 8-10 Passwords Property Sheet

3. Click Change Windows Password. The Change Windows Password dialog box appears.

Figure 8-11 Change Windows Password Dialog Box

4. Click Banyan VINES Network and any other networks you want to use the new password. Click OK. The Change Windows Password dialog box appears.

Caution: If you use Common Login, you must keep your Banyan password and your Windows password synchronized. If the two passwords are different, you will not be able to log in.

5. Enter your old password, your new password, and confirm your new password by entering it in the third field.

Changing an Expired Password

If You Have Problems Logging In

Invalid username/password pair or server is unavailable.
Appending your group and organization name may help.

Wrong User Name

Wrong Password

Unavailable

Upgrade Messages for Windows 95

Figure 8-12 Newrev Dialog Box

Newrev Dialog Box

Rev Number: Software revision number.

Location: Language of the revision.

Configuration: Text string, added by the system administrator, that identifies the server containing that revision.

Servers: Names of the servers with this revision.

To Newrev

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