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WHAT'S.NEW
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What's New
This file contains a brief listing of new features and other
changes in PC-Vault 4.5 and 4.6 that have been added or changed
since version 4.4w. Enhancements which apply only to PC-Vault
Plus are listed at the end of this file. If you are not already
familiar with version 4.4w or later, please skip this file and
read your Administrator's manual.
New In PC-Vault and PC-Vault Plus Version 4.5
The implementation of Maximum Floppy Boot Protection is
completely new and uses totally different techniques from those
used in prior versions. It will be much more secure against a
hacker who is trying to break in. In addition, we expect it will
be more compatible with today's variety of disks, controllers,
and software.
Substantially improved compatibility with OnTrack's Disk Manager.
Password aging and reuse can be selected on a per user basis.
Except on XTs, use of Password Aging no longer requires the
PC-VAULT/A statement in AUTOEXEC.BAT.
You can choose what is displayed during password definition.
All writes to the master boot record are prohibited.
The administrator can prohibit users from changing the system
date and time.
HelpUser can now be used to grant either Administrator, or User 1
access to a PC.
WHO /L will display the name of the current user and the date and
time of the user's previous logon.
WHO /E will cause an environment variable to be defined:
PCVU=username. This is very useful in batch files. Example:
CD \%PCVU%
The number of users in addition to the administrator has been
increased to 12.
The LogOff, PcvCrypt, and Wipe utilities have been added.
It is no longer necessary to use the special display blanking
option with Windows and VGA.
The Windows 32 bit disk driver (also known as FastDisk and
WDCTRL) will now load and work correctly.
A comment may be placed in the CONFIG.SYS file prior to
installing PC-Vault, which will cause PC-Vault to place its
DEVICE statement on the line following the comment and format it
correctly for the memory manager you are using.
If a virus invades your master boot record or DOS boot sector or
either is "trashed", PC-Vault will recognize the condition and
ask if you would like for PC-Vault to rebuild it for you.
If the administrator states that the person installing PC-Vault
is to be the administrator (See PC-Vault /P in your manual), he
may also require that the administrator password be entered
before PC-Vault will install. This will prevent unauthorized
persons from installing PC-Vault, and ensure that the installer
knows the administrator password.
The copy of PC-VAULT.EXE to be modified during PC-Vault pre-
installation may reside in any drive/directory.
New parameters have been added to the EXEC program that increase
the administrator's control over what a user is allowed to
execute.
A new parameter has been added to SET-TIME which returns the auto
LunchBreak time to the time selected from the PC-Vault main menu.
New In PC-Vault and PC-Vault Plus Version 4.6
DOS 6.0 compatibility.
Password expiration can be set on a per user basis. If a user's
passwords are set to expire, they will automatically become
expired when they are changed by the administrator. This forces
a user to change his/her password the first time they use one
selected by their administrator.
The administrator can prevent the user from changing his password
when it expires. This capability is provided to support such
activities as software rental, or ensuring return of a notebook
computer.
The Hot-Key can now be defined during pre-installation.
WHO /L also tells the number of days until the current user's
password expires.
On installation, PC-Vault will insert a DEVICE statement for each
REM CLEANDSK.DRV HERE statement in your CONFIG.SYS. This
provides support for DOS 6.0 multiple section CONFIG.SYS files.
New In PC-Vault Plus Version 4.5
A new line on the Directory Access Control screen allows the
administrator to control each user's permissions to newly created
level 1 sub-directories.
Execute access is both necessary and sufficient to execute
programs under Windows (this is a bug fix).
The log file, ACCESS.SYS, is now locked and encrypted. FLUSHLOG
now has a /U switch which unlocks the log file. The LOG utility
(LOG.EXE) will automatically decrypt the log.
The global .EXE/.COM access control has been replaced with
control for each root & 1st level directory. (See the PC-Vault
Plus main menu's D option.)
Directory permissions will be remembered across removal and
subsequent re-installation.
Directory permissions changes are effective immediately.
Changes in file accesses to be logged are effective immediately.
New In PC-Vault Plus Version 4.6
Permissions for newly created 1st level subdirectories can be
explicitly defined.
Users' access to serial and parallel ports can now be controlled
by the administrator.
Writes to the DOS boot sector and the Master boot record are
prohibited. Either can be rebuilt by PC-Vault if it becomes
altered.
More than two floppy drives are now supported.