This password is usually the machine owner or system adminstrator. It allows access to preferences to change passwords and specify protected folders, etc. If you open the prefs after having previously entering a password, the characters will have been replaced with '•'. To view the password you entered, click in the desired password field while holding down the Option key. With this in mind, don't allow other people access to your preferences by leaving it unattended. Always close it and invoke the screen saver before leaving your computer.
NOTE: Keeping this field blank will disable all protection capabilities and you will always have access to all BugOff functions. I don't recommend doing this in an office setting. Also, if you have messaging enabled with remote access control checked anyone on the network running BugOff will be able to Restart or Shutdown your machine without warning...not a good thing. So the moral of the story is...Enter A Password!
User "Guest" Password
If you want to give access of your system to someone, but not let them modify the settings,
this is for them. Only the administrator can change the User password! You can leave this blank if you want to restrict access to just the administrator. When the User logs on, they will not be able to see the folders specfied in the "Protected Folders" list area. It doesn't matter if the User logs on initially at startup or if the Owner walked away from their system and the screen saver is running. The folders are hidden/shown whenever a User/Owner password is entered.
Startup Password
If you want BugOff to request a password at startup, check this box. If unchecked, the password dialog will only appear when the screen saver is dismissed.
Logon Tolerance
Is the number of attempts the initial logon will tolerate before performing a system ShutDown. The ShutDown function is not enabled while the screen saver is running.
Owner Logon
This item is enabled only if the "Startup Password" flag is not set and an owner password exists. It determines the logon protection priviledge when BugOff is first launched. If this box is checked, the startup priviledges with be set to the owner level otherwise they're set to guest access.
Ignore Case
If this box is checked, entered passwords are no longer case sensitive. This allows powerbook users to enter the correct password without concern about the caps lock button position.
Enter Hit Char
If this box is checked, whenever a user dismisses the screen saver by hitting a key, that key will be entered as the first character of the password. This allows you to simply start typing the password without first dismissing the screen saver. If you leave this box unchecked, the hit key will not be entered into the password dialog.
Logon Timeout
When this box is checked, BO will timeout and force the password dialog closed for the specified number of logon tries. Unchecked it will keep the password dialog up indefinitely until the user enters the correct password. This is handy for people who have the tendency to turn on their system in the morning, get their cup of coffee, and return hoping to find the password dialog still being displayed rather than a shutdown computer.
