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Re: Info on "NLICLEAR.NLM"?

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From: Ken Butts
Date: Thu, 25 May 1995 00:00
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In article <3pv955$jem@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, 
mtaylor@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu says...
>
>In article <3pu4r7$g6j@clarknet.clark.net>,
>Alex Batson <alexb@clark.net> wrote:
>>HI all..
>>
>>Have a question..
>>
>>    We have an NLM on our server called NLICLEAR, which clears
>>    'not-logged-in' connections on our 3.11 server.  Does anyone
>>    know if we can configure that to ignore certain Ethernet
>>    addresses, so it won't clear said addresses from the server?
>>    We have a Cubix system with 5 processors in it (dial in server),
>>    that maintain 5 not-logged-in connections [that is untill
>>    someone logs in] on the server; and we don't want those
>>    cleared.
>
>I have the same problem, and have come upon a (partial) solution.  It
>turns out that if a logged in user runs login again, the original user
>is still connected (as seen in Monitor), but can't do anything except
>complete, or fail the login program, at which time the connection
>changes to the new user, or reverts to NOT-LOGGED-IN.  So, what I intend
>to do for my Cubix processors is to have them login as a user with
>minimal rights, then immediately execute login again.
>
>To do this on bootup, I need to pass the "junk" account password on the
>command line.  I know I've seen how to do this before, but didn't save
>any of the posts...could someone pass this info on to me?
>
>Thanks
>-- 
>Mark Taylor
>OSU College of Medicine Division of Computing Services
>mtaylor+@osu.edu     mtaylor@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
>PHONE: (614) 292-6192              FAX: (614) 292-0745

-- 

You want zzclear,nlm.  It allows you to create a list of
ID's (by MAC address I think) that you don't clear.  I
think it can be found in zzclr.zip.  Should be on Netwire
or mirrors.
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Ken Butts                       email:   KButts@usbr.gov
LAN Administrator               Ma Bell: (303)969-6633
Bureau of Reclamation
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From: KButts@USBR.GOV (Ken Butts)
Subject: Re: Info on "NLICLEAR.NLM"?
Date: 1995/05/25
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