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IBM Networks Client for Microsoft Windows NT (README.FIX)
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Version 4.2.1 August 6, 1997
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Introduction
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This file (README.FIX) contains descriptions of new features, things
that have been improved and APARs that have been fixed in this version
of the IBM Networks Primary Logon Client (PLC) and the IBM Networks
Coordinated Logon Client (CLC).
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What's New And Important
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This section describes what is new and important in this release. To
see a cumulative list of changes, see the Release History section.
* Added PLCUPDAT.BAT and README.FIX to package
PLCUPDAT.BAT allows you to update the version of the PLC that you
already have installed on your workstation to the latest level
without uninstalling, then reinstalling.
* Added support for group mapping
Our number one enhancement request for the PLC has been to add
support to allow IBM OS/2 Warp Server domain administrators to
administer local workstations. Group mapping allows you to
specify that members of a particular domain group will be added
to a specified local group during logon.
Example: You want administrators from domain WSDOM to have
administrator authority over your NT workstations.
With group mapping, you can configure your workstations
to add users that are members of the "ADMINS" group in
WSDOM to the "Administrators" group on the local NT
workstation.
See the bullet for group mapping under "Version 4.2.1" of the
"Release History" section below for details.
* Improved performance of FIXNTACC during logon
Some customers reported performance problems during logon that
were due to FIXNTACC processing. We improved performance of
FIXNTACC so that it should take almost zero time except for the
first time a user logs onto a particular workstation.
* Fixed growth in NTUSER.DAT
Customers reported that NTUSER.DAT was growing by approximately
20K per logon. This problem has been corrected.
* Optimized initial cursor placement in dialogs
Based on customer feedback, we have improved the initial
placement of the cursor on the "Logon", "Change Password" and
"Unlock Workstation" dialogs.
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How To Get The Latest Fixes
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Fixes and updates for the IBM Networks Clients will be distributed
on the World-Wide Web. Periodically, the clients that you download
from the IBM OS/2 Warp Server home page or from IBM Software Choice
will be refreshed with the latest level of code.
IBM OS/2 Warp Server
http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp-server/
IBM Software Choice
http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/swchoice/
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Release History
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Version 4.2.1
* Added PLCUPDAT.BAT and README.FIX
* Added support for group mapping
Group mapping allows you to configure the PLC to add members
of a domain group to a specified local group during logon.
To add a group mapping:
1) Add the "GroupMapping" key to the workstation's registry
if it is not already present.
a) Start REGEDT32.EXE
b) Select the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE window.
c) Double-click on SYSTEM
d) Double-click on Services
e) Double-click on IBMNeTNT
f) From the "Edit" menu, click on "Add Key"
g) Set the key name to "GroupMapping"
h) Click on the "OK" button.
2) Click on the "GroupMapping" key.
3) From the "Edit" menu, click on "Add Value"
4) Set the value name to the name of the domain group.
Example: WSDOM_ADMINS is the name of the "ADMINS" group
in domain "WSDOM".
5) Data type should be REG_SZ.
6) Click on the "OK" button.
7) In the String Editor dialog, enter the name of the local
group that you want members of the domain group to be
added to.
Example: "Administrators" would give members of the
"WSDOM_ADMINS" group local administrator rights.
8) Click on the "OK" button.
9) Close REGEDT32.
The next time someone performs a logon, ADMINS from the WSDOM
domain will have administrative rights on the local workstation
(based on our example). No reboot is required for changes to
the GroupMapping key to take effect.
Steps 2-8 can be followed to add new group mappings at any time.
* Optimized initial cursor placement in "Logon", "Change Password"
and "Unlock Workstation" dialogs.
* APAR IC17813 - Improve FIXNTACC performance / fix NTUSER.DAT growth
Fixed problem in FIXNTACC that was causing NTUSER.DAT to grow
by approximately 20K per logon.
NOTE: User's should run "FIXNTACC /FIX" once after installing
this version of PLC to cleanup redundant access control
entries.
This APAR also fixed performance problems during logon by
changing FIXNTACC to only run at the user's first logon for
their profile.
* APAR IC18049 - Limit shared apps displayed in the GUI
Updated the GUI to only display shared applications that the
user has access to.
* APAR IC18317 - Fix security hole in SMB/DCE domain drivers
Fixed a security hole in the SMB and DCE domain drivers that
could give users access to resources on the local workstation
that they are not authorized to access.
Version 4.2
* GA version of IBM Networks Primary Logon Client
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Cumulative APAR List
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PLC CLC APAR Description
--- --- ------- ----------------------------------------------------
x IC17813 Improve FIXNTACC performance / fix NTUSER.DAT growth
x x IC18049 Limit shared apps displayed in the GUI
x IC18317 Fix security hole in SMB/DCE domain drivers
END OF DOCUMENT