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Martijn Moret (moret@bart.nl) wrote:
: We would like to restrict the diskspace (per volume) for our 1300+
: users on our 4.1 boxes. NWadmin doesn't seem to want to process this
: for multiple users, which would mean that we have to adjust this for
: everyone individually.

: Is there some kind of util which does this for a lot of users at once?
: (Probably DOS?)

I used to work for the Kansas City Missouri School District Information 
Systems Dept.  Of course, I was a student so I didn't get paid but that's 
irrelevant.  Basically, the person who posted that UIMPORT can't export 
records is right.  This is for security reasons.  It's the same reason 
you can't decrypt passwords.  However, there is a GOOD solution using 
UIMPORT.  I had to update 1300+ users in two days.  How you ask?  The 
EASY way is:
	Make a file containing all the user names to be restricted.
	-	I just did a "dir \users /b > import.fil" to get a listing
		from our dir names.  There are other methods.  The best is
		to use NLIST User with a few options and then use Excel or
		another smart-spreadsheet to import just the Names.
	-	Add a column with the space limitation.  If memory serves
		it is expressed in multiples of some wierd number (perhaps
		4K?).  I think it also is in a special format.  Check Docs.
	-	Save as comma delimited with quotes if necessary.
	-	When designing your control file, set up the columns as
		User Name, and Volume Restriction.  The key here is to add
		a line into your control file that sets the mode to Update
		not Create.  Be careful not to use the B (both) option.  
		It can create users if there is a typo in a name.  This is
		both annoying and confusing.

	Again, the key to this process is the Update mode.  What it does 
is just imports the data fields Updating the Volume Space Field.  Note 
that the User Name field is required to index the list.  Once you get the 
hang of it, it's easy.  Since I helped test 4.01, NLIST and UIMPORT have 
been my batch-processing friends.  If you learn how to use them in 
concert with your favorite database or spreadsheet, they can be you 
friends, too.

		Jayson Vantuyl
		Self-Proclaimed Netware 4.1 Poweruser

(This public service announcement has been brought to you by the Friends 
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