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- From: condyloma@apple.com (Kevin Stinson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
- Subject: Re: AppleShare Question
- Message-ID: <1992Jul29.163518.19723@pcnntp.apple.com>
- Date: 29 Jul 92 16:35:18 GMT
- References: <1992Jul28.182225.9953@news2.cis.umn.edu> <15600@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu>
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- Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.
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- > In article <1992Jul28.182225.9953@news2.cis.umn.edu> Patrick Parker writes:
- > >I'm running a computer lab with 15 local computers logging on and assorted
- > >others that log on through the Ethernet from other zones. My problem is that
- > >students have been apparently giving out their usernames and passwords. So,
- > >lately I've been seeing two of these usernames logged on simultaneously. I
- > >know that AS3 allows you to configure to require the user to change the
- > >password after xx many days, but that seems like making the hundreds pay for
- > >the indiscretions of a few.
- > >
- > >Is there something that will disallow the logging on of someone if the user is
- > >already connected? This is quite frustrating.
- >
- > I understand your frustration. I was wondering the exact same thing.
- > However, no, there is no way to disallow the logging on of someone if
- > their uid is already being used... The best thing I can recommend is
- > to warn them that they can possibly lose their accounts by sharing
- > logins. After all, from a security point of view, it's in their best
- > interests if they are the only ones who use the account.
- >
-
- If you are using AppleShare 3.0, you can write an application that could detect that
- a username is logged in twice and disconnect the second session with a suitably nasty
- message.
-
- Documentation on how to use this feature of AppleShare is in the AppleShare 3.0
- Developer's Kit, available on AppleLink and probably APDA.
-
- Kevin Stinson
- AppleShare Engineer
- Apple Computer, Inc.
-
- STINSON.K@Applelink@apple.com
- (408) 974-0509
-