AutoMagic Login for MES stations

system · May 12, 2009, 7:21pm

Yep, tried it after I sent my last message and decided to modify the shortcut for MES instead and leave the Vantage shortcut unchanged.

Just added /config=meslive.mfgsys and then made the changes you suggested below.

Done Deal, Thanks !

Neil

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Brian W. Spolarich " <bspolarich@...> wrote:
>
> No that's the way to do it. You'll want to have different Windows shortcuts that invoke Vantage with different config files.
>
> -bws
>
> --
> Brian W. Spolarich ~ Manager, Information Services ~ Advanced Photonix / Picometrix
> Â Â Â Â bspolarich@... ~ 734-864-5618 ~ www.advancedphotonix.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of too_much_hg
> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 4:50 PM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Vantage] Re: AutoMagic Login for MES stations
>
> Brian,
>
> That is exactly what I was looking for ! Works great !
>
> Now I have a new and un-anticipated problem, how can I prevent this single sign on when starting a "Normal" Vantage session on these thin clients. (used by supervisors occasionaly)
>
> I think I might be able to point to a different .mfgsys file ?
>
> Would I add the parameter CONFIG=supervisor.mfgsys to the shortcut ?
>
> Maybe there is a better way than that ?
>
> Thanks, Neil
>
>
> --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Brian W. Spolarich " <bspolarich@> wrote:
> >
> > I think it uses the Windows userid.
> >
> > Why not turn on Single Signon and just use the Windows authenticated credentials to log onto Vantage?
> >
> > Basically you just need to pick the Windows userid and domain that you want to associate with the Vantage userid, and then turn on single signon in the .mfgsys file:
> >
> > <userSettings>
> > 
> > <UserID value="" />
> > <Password value="" />
> > <SingleSignOn value="true" bool="" />
> >
> > Then you'll log onto Vantage as the Vantage user that has the Windows user account configured of the Windows user you're logged on as.
> >
> > -bws
> >
> > --
> > Brian W. Spolarich ~ Manager, Information Services ~ Advanced Photonix / Picometrix
> > Â Â Â Â bspolarich@ ~ 734-864-5618 ~ www.advancedphotonix.com
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of too_much_hg
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 3:55 PM
> > To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Vantage] AutoMagic Login for MES stations
> >
> > We have 40 MES stations setup with each one using a unique login to start the Terminal Service Session.
> >
> > I have found the way to modify the .mfgsys file to allow automatic login as long as I type in the login and password into the .mfgsys file.
> >
> > ------------ begin snip from .mfgsys file ---------------
> >
> > <userSettings>
> > 
> > <UserID value="LOGIN-NAME" />
> > <Password value="LOGIN-NAME" />
> >
> > ------------ end snip from .mfgsys file ---------------
> >
> > I would like to pass the login name to both the Login AND Password fields for the logon dialog box.
> >
> > What can I put in the .mfgsys file to accomplish this ?
> >
> > I tried the usual suspects "%logon%", "$logname$", what environment variable does Vantage use when building the logon box ?
> >
> > Vantage apparently knows the logon name because it already populates the Login portion leaving the Password blank.
> >
> > TIA - Neil
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
> > (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> > (2) To search through old msg's goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> > (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/linksYahoo! Groups Links
> >
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
> (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> (2) To search through old msg's goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/linksYahoo! Groups Links
>

system · May 12, 2009, 3:55pm

We have 40 MES stations setup with each one using a unique login to start the Terminal Service Session.

I have found the way to modify the .mfgsys file to allow automatic login as long as I type in the login and password into the .mfgsys file.

------------ begin snip from .mfgsys file ---------------

<userSettings>

<UserID value="LOGIN-NAME" />
<Password value="LOGIN-NAME" />

------------ end snip from .mfgsys file ---------------

I would like to pass the login name to both the Login AND Password fields for the logon dialog box.

What can I put in the .mfgsys file to accomplish this ?

I tried the usual suspects "%logon%", "$logname$", what environment variable does Vantage use when building the logon box ?

Vantage apparently knows the logon name because it already populates the Login portion leaving the Password blank.

TIA - Neil

system · May 12, 2009, 4:19pm

I'm not sure what you need because in your first paragraph, you state that you have found the way, but later you seem to be asking how to do it.

But, perhaps the following is what you want to do. These are the steps to Bypass the Username and Password prompt for MES and automatically log onto MES with the same username every time at that specific computer.

Go to each individual workstation and do these steps.
1. Open c:\client803\client\configeditor.exe
2. Select and open the file named, default.mfgsys
3. Go to the User Tab.
4. Type in the username and password with which you want to automatically log on to MES.
5. Save and close.

Repeat at every individual client computer.

Lynn

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "too_much_hg" <neil_willet@...> wrote:
>
> We have 40 MES stations setup with each one using a unique login to start the Terminal Service Session.
>
> I have found the way to modify the .mfgsys file to allow automatic login as long as I type in the login and password into the .mfgsys file.
>
> ------------ begin snip from .mfgsys file ---------------
>
> <userSettings>
> 
> <UserID value="LOGIN-NAME" />
> <Password value="LOGIN-NAME" />
>
> ------------ end snip from .mfgsys file ---------------
>
> I would like to pass the login name to both the Login AND Password fields for the logon dialog box.
>
> What can I put in the .mfgsys file to accomplish this ?
>
> I tried the usual suspects "%logon%", "$logname$", what environment variable does Vantage use when building the logon box ?
>
> Vantage apparently knows the logon name because it already populates the Login portion leaving the Password blank.
>
> TIA - Neil
>

system · May 12, 2009, 4:28pm

I think it uses the Windows userid.

Why not turn on Single Signon and just use the Windows authenticated credentials to log onto Vantage?

Basically you just need to pick the Windows userid and domain that you want to associate with the Vantage userid, and then turn on single signon in the .mfgsys file:

<userSettings>

<UserID value="" />
<Password value="" />
<SingleSignOn value="true" bool="" />

Then you'll log onto Vantage as the Vantage user that has the Windows user account configured of the Windows user you're logged on as.

-bws

--
Brian W. Spolarich ~ Manager, Information Services ~ Advanced Photonix / Picometrix
Â Â Â Â bspolarich@... ~ 734-864-5618 ~ www.advancedphotonix.com

-----Original Message-----
From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of too_much_hg
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 3:55 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] AutoMagic Login for MES stations

We have 40 MES stations setup with each one using a unique login to start the Terminal Service Session.

I have found the way to modify the .mfgsys file to allow automatic login as long as I type in the login and password into the .mfgsys file.

------------ begin snip from .mfgsys file ---------------

<userSettings>

<UserID value="LOGIN-NAME" />
<Password value="LOGIN-NAME" />

------------ end snip from .mfgsys file ---------------

I would like to pass the login name to both the Login AND Password fields for the logon dialog box.

What can I put in the .mfgsys file to accomplish this ?

I tried the usual suspects "%logon%", "$logname$", what environment variable does Vantage use when building the logon box ?

Vantage apparently knows the logon name because it already populates the Login portion leaving the Password blank.

TIA - Neil

------------------------------------

Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/linksYahoo! Groups Links

system · May 12, 2009, 4:49pm

Brian,

That is exactly what I was looking for ! Works great !

Now I have a new and un-anticipated problem, how can I prevent this single sign on when starting a "Normal" Vantage session on these thin clients. (used by supervisors occasionaly)

I think I might be able to point to a different .mfgsys file ?

Would I add the parameter CONFIG=supervisor.mfgsys to the shortcut ?

Maybe there is a better way than that ?

Thanks, Neil

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Brian W. Spolarich " <bspolarich@...> wrote:
>
> I think it uses the Windows userid.
>
> Why not turn on Single Signon and just use the Windows authenticated credentials to log onto Vantage?
>
> Basically you just need to pick the Windows userid and domain that you want to associate with the Vantage userid, and then turn on single signon in the .mfgsys file:
>
> <userSettings>
> 
> <UserID value="" />
> <Password value="" />
> <SingleSignOn value="true" bool="" />
>
> Then you'll log onto Vantage as the Vantage user that has the Windows user account configured of the Windows user you're logged on as.
>
> -bws
>
> --
> Brian W. Spolarich ~ Manager, Information Services ~ Advanced Photonix / Picometrix
> Â Â Â Â bspolarich@... ~ 734-864-5618 ~ www.advancedphotonix.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of too_much_hg
> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 3:55 PM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Vantage] AutoMagic Login for MES stations
>
> We have 40 MES stations setup with each one using a unique login to start the Terminal Service Session.
>
> I have found the way to modify the .mfgsys file to allow automatic login as long as I type in the login and password into the .mfgsys file.
>
> ------------ begin snip from .mfgsys file ---------------
>
> <userSettings>
> 
> <UserID value="LOGIN-NAME" />
> <Password value="LOGIN-NAME" />
>
> ------------ end snip from .mfgsys file ---------------
>
> I would like to pass the login name to both the Login AND Password fields for the logon dialog box.
>
> What can I put in the .mfgsys file to accomplish this ?
>
> I tried the usual suspects "%logon%", "$logname$", what environment variable does Vantage use when building the logon box ?
>
> Vantage apparently knows the logon name because it already populates the Login portion leaving the Password blank.
>
> TIA - Neil
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
> (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> (2) To search through old msg's goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/linksYahoo! Groups Links
>

system · May 12, 2009, 4:54pm

No that's the way to do it. You'll want to have different Windows shortcuts that invoke Vantage with different config files.

-bws

--
Brian W. Spolarich ~ Manager, Information Services ~ Advanced Photonix / Picometrix
Â Â Â Â bspolarich@... ~ 734-864-5618 ~ www.advancedphotonix.com

-----Original Message-----
From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of too_much_hg
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 4:50 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Re: AutoMagic Login for MES stations

Brian,

That is exactly what I was looking for ! Works great !

Now I have a new and un-anticipated problem, how can I prevent this single sign on when starting a "Normal" Vantage session on these thin clients. (used by supervisors occasionaly)

I think I might be able to point to a different .mfgsys file ?

Would I add the parameter CONFIG=supervisor.mfgsys to the shortcut ?

Maybe there is a better way than that ?

Thanks, Neil

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Brian W. Spolarich " <bspolarich@...> wrote:
>
> I think it uses the Windows userid.
>
> Why not turn on Single Signon and just use the Windows authenticated credentials to log onto Vantage?
>
> Basically you just need to pick the Windows userid and domain that you want to associate with the Vantage userid, and then turn on single signon in the .mfgsys file:
>
> <userSettings>
> 
> <UserID value="" />
> <Password value="" />
> <SingleSignOn value="true" bool="" />
>
> Then you'll log onto Vantage as the Vantage user that has the Windows user account configured of the Windows user you're logged on as.
>
> -bws
>
> --
> Brian W. Spolarich ~ Manager, Information Services ~ Advanced Photonix / Picometrix
> Â Â Â Â bspolarich@... ~ 734-864-5618 ~ www.advancedphotonix.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of too_much_hg
> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 3:55 PM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Vantage] AutoMagic Login for MES stations
>
> We have 40 MES stations setup with each one using a unique login to start the Terminal Service Session.
>
> I have found the way to modify the .mfgsys file to allow automatic login as long as I type in the login and password into the .mfgsys file.
>
> ------------ begin snip from .mfgsys file ---------------
>
> <userSettings>
> 
> <UserID value="LOGIN-NAME" />
> <Password value="LOGIN-NAME" />
>
> ------------ end snip from .mfgsys file ---------------
>
> I would like to pass the login name to both the Login AND Password fields for the logon dialog box.
>
> What can I put in the .mfgsys file to accomplish this ?
>
> I tried the usual suspects "%logon%", "$logname$", what environment variable does Vantage use when building the logon box ?
>
> Vantage apparently knows the logon name because it already populates the Login portion leaving the Password blank.
>
> TIA - Neil
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
> (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> (2) To search through old msg's goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/linksYahoo! Groups Links
>

------------------------------------

Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/linksYahoo! Groups Links