TSP Lab SgaAutho - RemoteAdmin SgaAutho_RemoteAdmin

The remote administration module for Sga-Authorizer
("SgaAutho_RemoteAdmin")

Features

Basic operation

User interface

The main menu

Menu Menu item Shortcut(s) Meaning
[Action]      
  Connect (Ctrl-C, ) Initiates a connection to the Authorizer module
  Disconnect (Ctrl-D, ) Disconnects from the Authorizer module
  Refresh list (Ctrl-R, ) Reloads users' list
  Save window position   Saves the GUI's position into INI file
  Exit (Ctrl-X, ) Exits from the Remote Admin module
[Users]      
  Add user entry (Ctrl-U, or ) Creates a new user
  Show zombies (Ctrl-Z, or ) Shows users who have no application code assigned (i.e. user has a section in SgaAutho.pwl but no application assigned to him in SgaAutho.pwd)
  Introduce a similar application   Creates new entries with a new the application code where properties are cloned from an existing application code's properties (when a new application is introduced and uses the same properties that an existing one already has; existing and new applications should be listed INI/[Available ApplicationCode (and meaning)])
  Withdraw an application completely   Deletes all user entries with the selected application code (when an earlier application code is replaced an no longer used)
[Options]      
  Help! (Ctrl-F1, or ) Opens SgaAuhto_RemoteAdmin.pdf file which contains the user manual in PDF format. (The name of PDF file should be exactly the same as the name of EXE!)

The bottom status-line

The user's list

A user entry contains the following set of information:

Values are derived from SgaAutho.pwd and SgaAutho.pwl files.

The popup menu of user entries

Right-click on a row on the "Connections" window to access this menu!
  Menu item Shortcut(s) Meaning
  Disable/Enable application 'AppCode' for user 'UserName' now!   Changes user's right to use the application defined by 'AppCode' (e.g. used for temporary limitation of the right).
  Delete application 'AppCode' for user 'UserName' now!   Removes the entry permanently
  Force user 'UserName' to authenticate via ActiveDirectory/SGA Autho!   Sets the authentication method of the user
  Clear BadLoginCount of user 'UserName' now!   Clears bad log in count of user so user can try to log in again
  Fresh the last password's date of user 'UserName' now!   Value of ActualPasswordDate is set to current timestamp minus SgaAutho.ini/[Passwords]/dwActualPasswordValiditySec
  Set a new (temporary) password for user 'UserName' now!   A temporary password can be set for user (in case of new user or when someone forgets his/her password or the password so old that the user is expelled)
  Modify "MailLogsTo..." address list for user 'UserName' now!   The list of mail addresses can be set who will be informed about the user's activity
  Set/Clear superability of user 'UserName'!   Sets or clears the "SuperUser" flag
  Remove hilite (no selection)   Selections will be removed

Configuration (SgaAutho_RemoteAdmin.ini) file settings

Section Entry Example Meaning
[Position]      
  iLeft 140 Position of the program module on the display screen
  iTop 72 Position of the program module on the display screen
  iWidth 995 Position of the program module on the display screen
  iHeight 694 Position of the program module on the display screen
[SGA-Authorizer]      
  sRemoteIPAddress 10.20.3.45 IP address of SgaAutho module
  wRemoteTCPPort 9009 TCP port of SgaAutho module
[Authentication]      
  sUserName UserName Last used username
[AddUserEntry]      
  bSetItEnabledDefault True When a new user entry is added it will be Enabled (in case of "True") or Disabled (in case of "False")
[MailLogsTo...]      
  short_group_name#1 MailGroupName This short_group_names will appear at modifying MailLogsTo... setting. "MailGroupName" refers to SgaAutho_Log2Mail.ini/[AddressGroup "Name"] sections
[Available ApplicationCode (and meaning)]     This section contains the list of available ApplicationCodes
  7033 (Remote Capture) Application "7033" will appear with meaning "Remote Capture" in available applications' lists
[Profiles for ApplicationCode=7033]      
  Default 0......... A profile name and role set for application 7033.
  Expert 0123...... A different profile name and role set for application 7033.

Version history

Known bugs