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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