Guardian User's Guide

Getting Started With TACL

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Blind Password Logon

The blind password logon feature lets you log on without displaying your password.

1. For SUPPORT.STEIN to log on, Stein enters this at the initial TACL prompt:

When Stein presses Return at the end of this line, the TACL program requests the

password:

2. At the prompt, Stein enters the password exactly. The typed password, however, is

not displayed on the screen and thus remains secret.

You can log on with either your user name or your user ID. For example, user

SUPPORT.STEIN can also enter:

Some systems are configured to allow only the blind logon feature, which means the

full-logon feature would not be allowed.

Full Logon

The full logon feature lets you enter your password at the same time you enter your user

name or ID. This is faster, but your password is visible to anyone watching you. For

example, using the same user name from the previous example, with the password ABT

(all uppercase), Stein logs on to the system using the full logon feature:

The password is typed after the user name and is separated from it by a comma. When

Stein presses Return at the end of this line, the TACL program lets Stein access the

system (provided the user name and password are valid).

You can also use the full logon feature with your user ID:

Logon Mistakes

If you make a mistake entering your user name, user ID, or password, the TACL

program displays this message:

TACL 1> LOGON SUPPORT.STEIN

Password:

TACL 1> LOGON 6,66

TACL 1> LOGON SUPPORT.STEIN,ABT

TACL 1> LOGON 6,66,ABT

*ERROR* Invalid user name or password