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BindList Usage Instructions
Copyright 1994 South Shore Machine Tools (516) 593 8019
BindList is a menu driven utility that provides a simple way to
issue inquiries to the Netware Bindery. (All the information about
the Users and Groups on a particular Netware server is stored in
the Bindery.)
There isn't any complex installation, special knowledge or lengthy
documentation involved in the use of BindList. The program is only
57K, so it fits easily into any troubleshooting kit. To invoke
BindList, simply log in to a Netware 3.xx server and issue the
command
BINDLIST
from a DOS or OS/2 command prompt. BindList will determine whether
you are logged into a Netware file server. If you are logged in,
you will be presented with a simple menu listing the various
options of the utility:
. You can list all information about all Users. This will tell
you the full name of the user, whether or not the user is
logged in, and list all Groups in which the user is a member.
. You can select a short listing, which only provides the full
name and login status of all users.
. If you only want to know about a particular user, you can
select that option. You'll be prompted to enter the name of
the user. All information for that user will be obtained.
. In the same way, you can obtain information about all Groups.
You can get a complete listing, an abbreviated listing or a
list of the members of a single group.
Any of this information can be displayed, printed or sent to a file
by making another menu selection. A snapshot of the full user
listing of the Bindery utility is provided below:
Full User Listing
User Name Is JONES Object ID Is 00000001
User Full Name Is MARYANN JONES
User JONES not logged on
User belongs to groups:
EVERYONE
ACCOUNTING
LOTUS
At the heart of Netware lies something called the Bindery ( the
name derives from the binding of a communication session ). All
the information about things that are known to Netware is stored
in this object oriented database. For example, file servers, print
servers and users are Netware objects ( with different object types
) and information about them is stored in the Bindery. These
Bindery objects can have properties and the properties can have
values. Programs can get at this information by using calls to the
Bindery Application Programming Interface (API). These calls are
issued through the Netware workstation 'shell' by writing and
reading Netware request and reply packets.
The BindList utility provides a simple way to issue inquiries to
the Netware bindery. To invoke the Bindery utility, simply issue
the command
BINDLIST
from the DOS prompt(or an OS2 DOS window). The utility will
determine whether you are logged into a Netware file server. If
not, you will receive a message stating so and the program will
terminate. Simply log in and try again. If you are logged in, you
will be presented with a simple menu listing the various options
of the utility. You can list all information about all User
objects in the bindery. This will tell you the full name of the
user, whether or not the user is logged in, and list all groups in
which the user is a member. You can select a short listing, which
only provides the full name and login status of all users. If you
only want to know about a particular user, you can select that
option. You'll be prompted to enter the name of the user. All
information for that user will be obtained from the bindery. In
the same way, you can obtain information about all the Group
objects in the bindery. You can get a complete listing, an
abbreviated listing or a list of the members of a single group.
Before you make any of these selections, you should probably pick
which output device you want to use. The default is your display.
Item 7 on the main menu will present a submenu with 3 selections.
You can display the listings, file them or print them. These
options can be changed at any time. For example, you can display
a listing of all users, then change the output device to a file and
store the information for future use.