Chapter 8 - Logging In and Out of Windows NT or Windows 95 Clients
Logging into a Banyan network is the process of identifying and registering yourself to the network to access files and applications stored on Banyan file services. Logging in requires a user name and a password, which are provided by your system administrator.
Before you log in, make sure you have:
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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.
If you have these items, continue reading. If you do not, consult your system administrator before proceeding.
Logging Into Windows NT or Windows 95 and the Banyan Network
Depending on your network setup and the types of applications you run on your workstation, you may encounter many situations where you have to log into something (an application, a network, a server on the network, and so on) to gain access to that item's resources or capabilities. Although your workstation may have multiple clients with their own login programs, there are only two types of logins that are covered in this guide:
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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.
To streamline the login process, Banyan has included a Common Login feature in the Banyan Client. Common Login lets you log into the Banyan network at the same time you log into your Windows workstation. This feature allows you to login just once, instead of logging in separately to the Windows workstation, and then into your Banyan network. For more information about Common Login, see "Using Common Login" later in this chapter.
You can log into your Banyan Client in one of two different ways:
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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 system administrator provides a user name that identifies you whenever you log in to the network. This user name is created by the StreetTalkTM naming system. StreetTalk is the Banyan global naming system that identifies every user and component of the network.
A StreetTalk username consists of three parts, each separated by an at-sign (@). The three parts are:
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.
A username can be a maximum of 63 characters long, including the at-sign separators.
Example StreetTalk Name
Duncan Fraser, a salesperson at the Chicago headquarters of World Commodity Trading (WCT), logs in with this StreetTalk user name:
duncan fraser@sales@wctus
Figure 8-1 illustrates the three parts of Duncan's StreetTalk user name.
When logging in, you can type:
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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.
The network accepts user name entries in any combination of upper- and lower-case letters. For example, Duncan Fraser can enter his user name as DUNCAN FRASER, duncan fraser, duncan FRASER, and so forth.
If you have questions about user names and nicknames, ask your administrator for assistance.
After you type your user name, the system prompts you for a password. Your password protects your user name so that only you can access the information and resources assigned specifically to you.
Passwords are case-sensitive. You must type them exactly as defined. For example, if Duncan Fraser's password is DuncF, he must type DuncF. The network will not accept entries such as duncf or DUNCF.
If you use Common Login, it is very important that you keep your Banyan password and your Windows password synchronized. If the two passwords are different, you will not be able to log in. Because of this, you should use the procedures described in "Changing Your Banyan and Windows Passwords" to change your Banyan and Windows passwords at the same time.
Passwords are created by your system administrator. Depending on the security features of your network, passwords may have length restrictions and may expire under certain conditions. Make sure you understand and follow the correct password procedures at your site.
Banyan network software maintains a list of the last 10 passwords you use. A password on this list cannot be reused. When the list reaches 10 entries, the 11th password entered in the list replaces the first entry on the list. If you want, you can then use the first password again.
If your administrator has enabled Common Login on your workstation, be aware of the following characteristics for Banyan and Windows passwords if you have to change your password:
Banyan | Windows | |
Maximum Length | 15 | 14 |
Case Sensitive | Yes | Yes |
Valid Characters |
Letters, numbers, spaces, and punctuation |
Any UNICODE character |
Minimum Length | Configurable | Configurable |
When you start your Windows NT or Windows 95 workstation, a login dialog box appears. This is the login program that gives you access to the Windows workstation. If you have enabled Common Login on your Banyan Client, logging in with the Windows login dialog box also logs you in to the Banyan network and processes your user profile. You do not have to login separately through the Banyan Login program.
In order to use Common Login, your Windows username must match the first part (the item part) of your StreetTalk username. If your Windows username does not match the first part of your StreetTalk username, create a StreetTalk nickname that uses your Windows username as the first part of your StreetTalk nickname.
Example
Type of Username Name
Windows NT Username Michael
StreetTalk Username MSmith@Marketing@WCT
StreetTalk Nickname Michael@Marketing@WCT
Common Login passes your Windows login name together with the groups entered in the Login Group List and your password to the client for use in the Banyan login. If the name with the groups and password do not match those required by the Banyan network, you are logged into the Windows but not the Banyan network. If this happens, you can log into the Banyan network through the Banyan Login program. Login Group Lists are made up of the last two parts of a StreetTalk name (group@organization) and are appended to your username if you log in with only the first part (item) of your StreetTalk username. Figure 8-2 shows the login group lists.
In addition to usernames, your StreetTalk and Windows passwords must be the same. If you change one password, you must change the other password. If you do not change both passwords, the passwords will not be synchronized and you will be unable to use Common Login.
If you use Common Login, it is very important that you keep your Banyan password and your Windows password synchronized. If the two passwords are different, you will not be able to log in. Because of this, you should use the procedures described in "Changing Your Banyan and Windows Passwords" to change your Banyan and Windows passwords at the same time.
If you log in to Windows 95 with Common Login enabled, you cannot run the Banyan logout application to log out. 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).
If you have logged in with Common Login enabled, another user cannot log you out and then log in without shutting down Windows 95.
For additional information on Common Login and enabling Common Login on the Banyan Client, see Installing Banyan Clients for Windows NT and Windows 95.
Logging Into The Banyan Network with Windows NT
Login procedures vary slightly depending on whether Common Login is enabled on your Banyan Client. When you start your Windows workstation, a login dialog box appears. If Common Login is enabled, logging in with this dialog box also logs you into the Banyan network. You do not have to login separately through the Banyan Login application. If Common Login is not enabled, you have to log into Windows and then log into the Banyan network.
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."
By default, the Login Status dialog box is set to automatically close after 6 minutes. See "To Change the Login Status Timeout for Windows NT" to change this timeout interval.
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."
By default, the Login Status dialog box is set to automatically close after 6 minutes. See "To Change the Login Status Timeout for Windows NT" to change this timeout interval.
Logging Into The Banyan Network with Windows 95
Login procedures vary slightly depending on whether Common Login is enabled on your Banyan Client. When you start your Windows workstation, a login dialog box appears. If Common Login is enabled, logging in with this dialog box also logs you into the Banyan network. You do not have to login separately through the Banyan Login application. If Common Login is not enabled, you have to log into Windows and then log into the Banyan network.
To Log Into Windows 95 Using Common Login
1. Turn on your workstation. After Windows loads, the Enter Network Password dialog box appears.
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."
By default, the Login Status dialog box is set to automatically close after 6 minutes. See "To Change the Login Status Timeout for Windows 95" to change this timeout interval.
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.
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."
By default, the Login Status dialog box is set to automatically close after 6 minutes. See "To Change the Login Status Timeout for Windows 95" to change this timeout interval.
Viewing the Login Status Dialog Box
The Login Status dialog box displays your network connections to drives and printers as the login program processes the commands contained in your user profile.
The following topics provide information on some of the more common parts of a user profile. See the Command Reference for a complete listing of user profile commands.
Windows uses the term network drive to refer to network file services. Both terms mean large areas on a disk in a network server that stores files and applications. When you open File Manager or Explorer, all the network drives specified in your user profile appear as network drive icons.
Windows NT and 95 applications can either print to a printer connected to a local port, or print directly to a network print service. This is different from the Windows 3.x printing, where the Print Manager redirects a physical printer port to a network print service.
The network printer specified in your user profile assumes the Windows 3.x print model. For information on creating printers and connecting to network print services, see Chapter 10.
Your mail service lets you create, send, and receive mail messages. The Banyan Intelligent Messaging service provides Banyan network mail.
To run Banyan Intelligent Messaging:
1. Start an MS-DOS session.
2. Enter mail.
The Colors setting describes the colors used when you run Banyan applications in a DOS session window. To change these colors, refer to the Command Reference for information on using the SETCOLOR command.
The POSTLOGIN command executes a batch file or executable file from the user profile after the login process completes. For Windows 95 workstations, use the /WIN95 switch to specify that the file is executed when the user logs in from a Windows 95 workstation. For Windows NT workstations, use the /NT switch to specify that the file is executed when the user logs in from a Windows NT workstation.
For example:
postlogin /NT app.exe
specifies that the application "app.exe" executes when the user logs in from a Windows NT workstation.
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.
3. Select Banyan VINES Client for Windows 95 and click Properties. The property sheet for the Banyan Client appears.
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
If you run an application that requires a common login and that certain network drives be mapped early in the login process, use the SETDRIVE /C command in your user profile.
For example:
SETDRIVE /C F SharedFiles@Sales@WCT
In this example, /C specifies that the drive be mapped immediately during the common login process, and F specifies the letter of the network drive. For more information on using SETDRIVE, see the Command Reference.
Just as there are two methods of logging into the Banyan Client, there are also two methods for logging out. You can logout in the following two ways:
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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
The following procedures only log you out of the Banyan network. You are still logged into your Windows 95 or Windows NT workstation.
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
If you want to log out of both the Banyan network and your Windows workstation, do one of the following:
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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
In order to use Common Login, your StreetTalk and Windows passwords must be the same. If you change one password, you must change the other password. If you do not change both passwords, the passwords will not be synchronized and you will be unable to use Common Login.
If you do not use Common Login, you may change your StreetTalk password independently of your Windows password.
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.
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.
3. Click Change Windows Password. The Change Windows Password dialog box appears.
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.
If your password expires, or if you are forced to change your password, the Change Password dialog box appears. Follow the directions under "Changing Your Banyan and Windows Passwords." 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.
If You Have Problems Logging In
If you cannot log in successfully, a short explanatory message appears:
Invalid username/password pair or server is unavailable.
Appending your group and organization name may help.
Wrong User Name
Most likely, the network does not recognize your user name. Try again, making sure to type your complete StreetTalk user name (item@group@organization).
Wrong Password
Perhaps your password is typed incorrectly or no longer valid. Try again, making sure to type your password using the correct upper- and lower-case letters. Once you enter a valid user name and password combination, the Banyan Client lets you proceed as usual.
Unavailable
The server that maintains your user name and password information may be unavailable. The server might be shut down for maintenance, or could be shut down to correct network problems, for instance.
To maintain security, the network allows three attempts to log in. After three attempts, the same message is repeated even if you enter a correct user name and password pair.
If you cannot determine why you cannot log in, consult your system administrator.
Upgrade Messages for Windows 95
When you boot your Windows 95 workstation, it searches the network for a Banyan server that contains the same software revision. If your workstation is unable to find a server with a matching revision of the client software revision, your Banyan Client will bring up the Newrev dialog box and ask you to upgrade or downgrade to an available revision.
The Newrev dialog box lists the following software revision information about nearby servers:
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 you can click Latest Rev to get the most recent revision available, or click on a revision number and then click OK to upgrade/downgrade to a specific revision. Your workstation will copy new client software down from the network and then reboot to activate the new client software.