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This section explains how to log in, create user accounts (if
necessary), and log out using HP VUE. Chapter 2 “Introducing HP VUE” introduces the HP VUE environment, and Chapter 3 “Learning Basic Skills”
explains how to use HP VUE. Logging in with HP VUE | |
Logging in gives you a secure way to access your workstation. You log
in by typing a user name and a personal password.
If your workstation is running HP VUE, you will see the
HP VUE login screen: If HP VUE has not been configured to start automatically, you see a
login prompt without windows when you start your system. To start HP
VUE, see “Enabling and Disabling HP VUE”. | | | |  | NOTE:
If you do not see the login screen, move the mouse slightly or press
Shift to activate the screen. Also check that the LED light on the
monitor is on. If not, turn on the power on the monitor. If you still
don't see the login screen, contact your system administrator.
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To run a standard HP VUE session, you do not need to select any
login options. To run HP VUE Lite, select the Options button, then choose
"HP VUE Lite Session" from the Options menu. (This
is unnecessary if your previous session was an HP VUE Lite session.)
Your system may be configured to automatically run an HP VUE Lite
session. If this is the case, the HP VUE session option in the
Options menu is inactive.
To log in using a language other than English, select "Language" from
the Options menu. Also see “Using A Session in A Different Language”.
If you have a user account, type your user name in the Login box and
press Enter. You can backspace over any mistakes.
For example:
If you don't have a user account yet, ask your system administrator to
create one, or follow the instructions in “Creating a New User Account”
later in this chapter. Until you get a user account, you may log in
as superuser.
To log in as superuser, type the following in the Login box:
If you are logging in with your own user name, or if a password has
been set for root, you must enter the correct password in the
Password box. Type the password and press Enter.
You can backspace over any mistakes. The password does
not appear on the screen.
The copyright notice appears, followed by the HP VUE environment.
You are now logged in.
If you have logged in before, the Session Manager restores
your most recent session--your colors and mouse settings, and the
window applications that were running.
If you have not set a host name for your workstation, you will see an
error message telling you that your workstation does not have a unique
name.
You'll see a workspace window
(which occupies the entire screen), with a Front Panel at the bottom of the screen. The Front Panel provides a
central location for controlling applications you use frequently. HP
VUE has two Front Panels, one for regular HP VUE sessions, and one for
HP VUE Lite sessions.
HP VUE's Front Panel is described in Chapter 2 “Introducing HP VUE”.
The first time you log in, a Welcome window appears, as shown below.
This Welcome window introduces important features of your new workstation.
Spend a few minutes reading the contents of this window and learning
about your workstation.
To view this Welcome window again later, click the Help Manager control (the
books and question mark icon) on the Front Panel at the bottom of your
screen. Click the help topic titled "Welcome Messages".
Creating a New User Account | |
User accounts allow users to log in to the system and use
its resources. Only the superuser can create new
user accounts. If an account has been created for you already, you do
not need to create one. For additional security, you may
also require that a user enter a password during the login process.
To create new user accounts, use the system administration tool SAM
(System Administration Manager).
Log in as superuser (type root and press Enter, then type
the password and press Enter).
Click the small arrow above the Tools control on the HP VUE front
panel. The Tools subpanel appears.
Click the icon for the General Toolbox.
The General Toolbox opens.
Double-click the System_Admin subdirectory to open the system
administration tools.
Double-click the icon labeled SAM. You may have to scroll the
window to see this icon.
(The SAM icon can also be found in the Personal Toolbox.)
The SAM main window appears. Double-click the
"Users and Groups" icon.
The "Users and Groups" window opens. Double-click the "Users" icon.
The "Users" window opens. Click the "Actions" menu.
A menu appears below the word "Actions". Click the "Add..." menu
selection.
The "Add a User Account" window opens. Click the box labeled "Login
Name:", then type the name for the new user account (the login name
is the same as the user name).
SAM provides defaults for the rest of the fields in this screen. For
information about these fields, click the Help button in the window.
Click the OK button.
A password window opens. Click the box labeled "Password:", then type
the password for the new user account and click OK.
| | | | | NOTE: SAM allows you to set any character string as a password. However, to
improve system security you should follow these guidelines:
A password must contain at least six characters. At least two
characters must be alphabetic, and one of those characters must be a
number or a special character (such as a dash (-), an underline
(_), or an asterisk (*)). The password cannot contain your user name,
or even a reversed version of your user name (for example, if your
user name is dlm your password cannot contain mld).
Examples of valid passwords are: wild-life, !secret, and *fuzzy*.
Make sure you do not forget the password you use. If you forget your
password, contact your system administrator, or log in as the
superuser and set a new password with the SAM utility. To change your
password, see “Changing Your Password”.
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You are requested to re-enter the password. Click the box labeled
"Password:", then type the password exactly as you entered it the
first time. Click the OK button.
Click the File menu in the "Users and Groups"
window, then click "Exit".
In the main SAM window, click the "Exit SAM" button.
The SAM window closes.
To close the General Toolbox, click its "File" menu, then click the
"Exit" menu selection.
Log out as root (see “Logging Out of HP VUE”), then log back in using
your regular user account.
Logging Out of HP VUE | |
After you're done working for the day, or before you shut down your
workstation, you should log out. Logging out prevents other users from
accessing your workstation. However, it does not prevent
others from accessing your work over the network—to protect your
work, see “File Ownership and Security”.
If you are using any applications, save your work, then exit the
application.
Choose the logout control on the Front Panel.
Or, choose "Log out" from the Workspace Menu. To access the workspace
menu, move the pointer over the workspace backdrop and hold down mouse
button 3. A menu similar to that shown below appears.
When you log out of a regular HP VUE session, Session Manager
saves information about your current session, like the number and
position of windows, so that it can be restored the
next time you log in.
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