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Chapter 2 - Logging In and Out

Before You Begin

VINES software installed on your workstation
Your username
Your password

VINES Software

Your workstation's fixed disk (DOS and OS/2).
A diskette that is inserted into the diskette drive when you turn on your workstation (DOS only).
A VINES server.

Your Username

Item Name - The most specific part of the username, such as your full name.

Group Name - The name of the group to which you belong, such as a department.

Organization Name - The name of the organization to which the group belongs, such as a company division.

Example StreetTalk Name

duncan fraser@sal@wctus

Figure 2-1. StreetTalk Name Example

Your Password

Logging In

DOS Workstation

1. Turn on your workstation or, if it is already turned on, reboot your workstation by pressing CTRL-ALT-DEL simultaneously.

If your system administrator configured your workstation to automatically load VINES software, you see a display similar to the following.

Figure 2-2. VINES Login Screen

2. At the login prompt, type your StreetTalk username and press ENTER. The Password prompt appears underneath the login prompt.

3. At the Password prompt, type your password and press ENTER.

OS/2 Workstation

1. From the OS/2 Main Group Window, open either an OS/2 window or a full-screen command prompt.

2. At the system prompt, type cd dir and press ENTER. Your system administrator will provide the name of dir, the directory where the VINES software is installed. The default directory is vines.

3. At the system prompt, type ban and press ENTER. The VINES login screen appears.

4. At the login prompt, type your StreetTalk username and press ENTER. The password prompt appears.

5. At the password prompt, type your password and press ENTER.

Your User Profile

Figure 2-3. User Profile Screen

The network printer you use when you send a file to print
DOS or OS/2 commands automatically executed at login
The location of the files you use
The name of your mail service
The connections you can make from your workstation to a host computer

Initial Screen Display

The VINES Main Menu
A system prompt, with or without your username (for example, F:\DuncanF> or A:>)
A customized menu

If You Have Problems Logging In

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

Messages About VINES Software Revisions

Example Software Revision Message

The software revision that matches your workstation software cannot be found on the network.

Changing Your Password

1. From the system prompt, type password and press ENTER.

2. From the VINES Main Menu, select the Password Update option and press ENTER.

3. When prompted, type your current password and press ENTER.

4. When prompted, type your new password and press ENTER.

5. When prompted, type your new password again and press ENTER.

Logging Out

DOS Workstation

Come back soon..
Z:\>

OS/2 Workstation

Logging In from a Remote Location

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