NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:              LOGIN.EXE v4.084 for NetWare v4.01 
DOCUMENT ID:        TID021272
DOCUMENT REVISION:  B
DATE:               06JUN94
ALERT STATUS:       Yellow
INFORMATION TYPE:   Symptom Solution
README FOR:         LG4084.EXE

NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
NetWare 4.01

ABSTRACT:

This copy of LOGIN.EXE for DOS is for NetWare v4.01 and has many updates and
fixes listed in the readme file.  Anyone using previous versions should update
these files

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SYMPTOM

The following is a list of symptoms that have been fixed to LOGIN since
version 4.01:

1.   While being logged in to a server, logging in to another server will not
drop the original servers licensed connection.

     You can verify in monitor which connections are licensed and which ones
are not for each server.  The asterisk * next to the connection listed on the
same row means that the connection is not licensed.

2.   LOGIN (12-9-93 versions) is not reading login scripts on local drives.

3.   Login will fail when attempting to attach via login script to

4.   Intermittent login failures

5.   Workstation hangs with long server name.

6.   The use of invalid pathnames to access unicode table files.

7.   A MAP followed by a LOGIN /NS deletes all drive mappings

8.   Can't login from a logged in server.

9.   Login Script environment variables not working correctly.

10.  LOGIN will not recognize an external program if the extensions is
specified in the login script.

11.  Implement FULL_NAME processing to get the bindery/DS full name
property/attribute.

12.  Fix memory overrun of a Variable

13.  Change LOGIN_NAME embedded spaces to underscores (_).

14.  The iflevel was not checked when a GOTO was found within an IF block. The
GOTO was always executed.

15.  Environment variables were not set in the current environment and as such
not seen in child processes.

16.  Personal login script not being run if logging in during a grace period.


SOLUTION

Self-Extracting File Name:  LG4084.EXE     Revision:  A

Files Included     Size     Date      Time

\
  LG4084.TXT         (This File)
   LOGIN.EXE     367847   06-01-94    9:05a
   LOGIN.MSG      12086   04-13-94    3:59p


Installation Instructions:

LOGIN.EXE needs to be updated in the LOGIN and the PUBLIC directories. 
LOGIN.MSG needs to be updated in the LOGIN\NLS\ENGLISH and the
PUBLIC\NLS\ENGLISH directories.

1.   Execute "FLAG LOGIN.EXE SHRW" in both the PUBLIC and the LOGIN
directories

2.   Copy this new  version of LOGIN.EXE to both directories

3.   Versify the new version with NDIR LOGIN.EXE /VER

4.   Execute "FLAG LOGIN.EXE SHRO" in both directories.

5.   Repeat steps 1 through 4 for the LOGIN.MSG file in the LOGIN\NLS\ENGLISH
and the PUBLIC\NLS\ENGLISH directories.


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