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- STUDENT MANAGER
-
- by Bruce and Shawn Holmstead
- Holmstead Partners
- Copyright (c) 1992
- All rights reserved
-
- INTRODUCTION:
-
- STUDENT MANAGER was created to allow students or employees to
- sit down to a terminal and request an account on a PC Novell
- Server--it is intended to run on a dedicated machine. Users are
- prompted for a Social Security number and phone number. The Social
- Security number is used to verify if the user is in an indicated
- database. If a matching Social Security number is found in the
- database, a full name is generated for the user. This fullname is
- then searched for in the full name field of all users on a Novell
- Server. This verifies if the user already has an account on the
- server. If the user is not in the database or the user already has
- an account, the user will be informed of this. If the user is in
- the database and does not already have an account, a unique
- username is generated and the user's data is output to a file (see
- Output Format). Managers can then use the output file to generate
- accounts on a regular basis.
-
- WHY STUDENT MANAGER?
-
- Many universities want to make accounts available to all
- students but do not want to add a lot of accounts that will never
- be used. They prefer to havethe students do something to get an
- account, thus weeding out many students who would never use an
- account if accounts were automatically made for them. STUDENT
- MANAGER verifys the students are members of the college database,
- checks if they already have an account on the Novell Server and
- outputs a file with users to be added. Managers can then use the
- output file to add accounts.
-
- Here's a little advertising...STUDENT MANAGER outputs a file
- that can be read by another fantastic program called MASS USER
- MANAGEMENT, which easily adds large numbers of users. MASS USER
- MANAGEMENT is a Windows Application which allows system managers to
- control large numbers of accounts. Using both programs together
- makes life for system managers a cake walk. You can let STUDENT
- MANAGER create lists of users to add and then use MASS USER
- MANAGEMENT (MUM) to add them. A batch file can easily be written
- to feed the output data file from STUDENT MANAGER into MUM to add
- the accounts. This makes adding large numbers of users each day as
- easy as typing "run". What a deal!
-
- A QUICK EXAMPLE FOR YOU TO RUN
-
- Sample database and filter files are included with the
- program. Print out the EXAMPLE.DOC file and follow the
- instructions to run the program.
-
- DATABASE FORMAT:
-
- 1) The database text file should use tabs to delineate fields and
- a newline to seperate each users data.
-
- 2) The database text file should contain the following
- fields(seperated wih tabs):
-
- Last Name First Name Middle Name Department Social Security #
- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- -----------------
- Holmstead S Bruce ME 123456789
- Holmstead Shawn Matthew ME 234567891
-
-
- OUTPUT FILE FORMAT:
-
- STUDENT MANAGER outputs a text file of users that need to be
- added to your Novell Server in the following form (tabs are used to
- delineate fields).
-
- Last Name First Name Middle Name Department Username
- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------- --------
- Holmstead S Bruce ME HOLMSTES
- Holmstead Shawn Matthew ME HOLMSTEH
-
-
- FULL NAME VERIFICATION
-
- STUDENT MANAGER uses the entire first, middle and last name to
- create a full name to search for. The bindery of your Novell
- Server is then searched to see if an existing user has the same
- full name.
-
- USERNAME GENERATION
-
- Usernames are generated using the first seven digits of the
- last name (up to 7) and the first initial of the first name. If a
- duplicate username is found in the Bindery of your Novell server,
- a new letter is used as the first initial until a unique username
- is generated.
-
- PASSWORD GENERATION
-
- Passwords are exactly the same as the username unless the
- username is less than five characters long. In this case, extra
- 'A' characters are added to the password until the password is at
- least five characters long (ie. if the username was LEEB, the
- password would be LEEBA).
-
- FILTER FILES
-
- A Filter file allows the manager to filter several department
- names or codes into one department. For example, many schools have
- several major codes for the same general major. Mechanical
- Engineering might have 5 different codes: 101551, 101552, 101559,
- 101564 and 101566. A filter file allows you to translate all these
- codes to a single department such as ME.
- The format is as follows:
-
- 1) Seperate codes by a comma
- 2) The last code is ended with a semi-colon
- 3) The department to filter into follows the semi-colon and is
- ended with a tilde ~
- 4) End the file with an exclaimation mark
- 5) Do not enter any extra spaces
-
- Example:
-
- 101551,101552,101559,101564,101566;ME~104,105,106,107,108;EE~Sales,
- Accounting,Marketing;DIVISION1~!
-
- This filters:
- 101551, 101552, 101559, 101564 and 101566 into the ME department
- 104, 105, 106, 107, and 108 into the EE department
- Sales, Accounting and Marketing into the DIVISION1 department
-
- ORDERING INFORMATION
-
- If you haven't had a chance to see MASS USER MANAGEMENT, we
- will send you a FREE demonstration copy. MASS USER MANAGEMENT
- allows system managers to add or delete large numbers of users very
- easily. It also will create lists showing user restrictions and
- allow you to change those user restrictions (ie. Account
- Expiration Dates, Password Expiration Dates, Password Length, Days
- Between Password Changes, Grace Logins Allowed and Remaining,
- Enable or Disable accounts, etc). The entire MASS USER MANAGEMENT
- manual is available as on-line help.
-
- STUDENT MANAGER is being packaged with MASS USER MANAGEMENT
- since they were designed to run in conjunction. If you want to
- purchase STUDENT MANAGER alone, the costs are shown below.
-
- Send $35 to register your copy of STUDENT MANAGER. Registered
- users will be entitled to reduced cost on any future upgrades. We
- will mail you a copy of STUDENT MANAGER with your name included in
- the program (please tell us the name you would like to appear in
- the program). A registered copy is valid for one server only.
-
- Send $70 to register AND to have your copy of STUDENT MANAGER
- customized to your network. Some customizations can include:
- searching database files for fields other than Social Security
- numbers, custom help, etc.
-
- Make checks or money orders payable to: HOLMSTEAD PARTNERS
- Send checks or money orders to: HOLMSTEAD PARTNERS
- P.O. Box 50452
- Provo, UT 84605-0452
- E-mail address: partners@bones.caedm.byu.edu