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Defining Users The user validation menu allows you to access the facilities you use to define developers and end users. To access this menu, select the User Definition and Security option on the administrator main menu. User Names and Passwords All HP ALLBASE/4GL user names and passwords can have up to eight characters. Each name must start with an alphabetic character, and can use any alphabetic characters, 0 to 9, and _ (underscore).
NOTE HP ALLBASE/4GL is case sensitive with respect to user names and passwords. That is, the user name Accounts is not the same as the user name accounts.
HP ALLBASE/4GL stores all developer names, end-user names, and user group names in a common internal table which can hold up to 254 names. Each name in the table must be unique. You must make sure that there is no duplication of names in the developer, end user and user group name set. (You can use the administrator documentation utilities to obtain lists of all the users currently defined for the system, if necessary. Refer to Chapter 6 for details of these utilities.) Reserved User Names There are three reserved names. The name administ is reserved for the system administrator, and can't be used for developers or end users. The name developr is reserved for the developer application. The name hpqm is a reserved end user name. If HP ALLBASE/QUERY is installed on the system, this user has direct access to HP ALLBASE/QUERY. User Passwords HP ALLBASE/4GL allows you to assign a user password to the system administrator, each developer user, and each end user. Passwords are optional, and it is up to you to decide whether you need to use passwords at your site. If you do assign a password to a user, the user cannot sign on to the system without entering the correct password. HP ALLBASE/4GL does not allow developers or end users to change their own passwords. The only way to change a password is for you to complete the appropriate user validation screen again and give the user a new password.
CAUTION You can't change a password in HP ALLBASE/4GL unless you know the current password. If you're not confident that you can remember all the passwords, keep an up-to-date list in a safe place.
Defining a Password HP ALLBASE/4GL uses the same procedure for defining all passwords. In all cases, the definition screen contains three fields identified as Current Password, New Password, and Repeat New Password. The Current Password field is only active if you have already defined a password. In this case, you must enter the current password in this field before you can access the New Password field. If you haven't defined a password for the user, the Current Password field is not active. To assign a password, or to change an existing password, enter the password in the New Password field. HP ALLBASE/4GL does not echo the password on the screen as you type it in. You must now reenter exactly the same password in the Repeat New Password field. If you make a mistake, HP ALLBASE/4GL displays an error message, and returns the cursor to the New Password field. Deleting a Password To delete an existing password, enter the current password in the Current Password field. You can now press Return twice to leave the New Password and Repeat New Password fields blank. Press the Commit Data function key to complete the screen.