From: BRUCEH@CAEDM.BYU.EDU (Bruce Holmstead)
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Subject: Changing Account Balances en masse & MUM
Date: 14 Aug 92 16:22:26 GMT
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I have seen a couple of requests for software that will change
account balances or low limits en masse, probably to use printer
accounting.

I have just updated Mass User Management (MUM v1.2) so that it can do
the following, to a certain group, to everyone, to people listed in a
text file, or for any of the standard MUM choices:

    -assign a new account balance
    -add a certain amount to an existing balance
    -assign a new low limit
    -give unlimited credit

Other added features:
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I also added some features that allow you to list or modify volume
restrictions for existing accounts.  I added the ability to delete
user directories for deleted users.  You can view a file listing
deleted users directories, edit it to make sure there are not
critical directories, and then delete the unwanted user directories.


I was just checking out Hamish Marson's "Novell Account Print Server"
and used the option where it uses the Novell accounting to monitor
printing.  In order to do this you have to put 200 ($2) in the
account balance for each user.  I gave all of our 1487 users $2 to
begin printing in about 11 seconds using MUM.  Slick?  11 seconds is
not bad compared to about 1/2 a days work.

I also wrote a little program that we call from the system login
script called "balance" that tells people how much money they have
left and warns them with beeps if they are below $.20.  If anyone
wants this I'll E-mail it to you uuencoded.  I put it in our public
folder so anyone can type "balance" on the DOS prompt to see their
current balance (In terms of the bindery account balance).


Below, I have included a message that I posted announcing Mass User
Management a few months ago -- in case any of you haven't heard of
it...

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This is a brief announcement of two programs oriented towards
managing large numbers of users on a Novell Network:

    Mass User Management
    Student Manager

Here's a short two-bits on both pieces of fine software!

Mass User Management
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Mass User Management (MUM) is a Windows program that allows system
managers to add, delete and modify large (or small) numbers of users
on a Novell Network, simply and without toil.  Some other features
include allowing supervisors to list and modify restrictions once
users are added.  MUM can verify if users already exist on the server
in several ways, thus allowing supervisors to restrict employees or
students to one account when adding users.  MUM is also designed so
that the core program can be run from a batch file when necessary to
accommodate those of you who use automated batch files.
    MUM is really quite a powerful tool for university atmospheres
where managers are required to provide and maintain accounts for
large numbers of students.  MUM comes with detailed on-line help to
better explain the product.

Student Manager
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Student Manager is a front end program that is meant to run
continuously on a pc workstation.  It allows students to request an
account on a Novell server.  Students or employees enter a social
security number and a phone number and the social security number is
verified to exist in a designated database; if it is found the server
is searched to see if the student already has an account.  If an
account is not found existing on the Novell server the students data
is written to a file.  The format of the output file can be read by
Mass User Management so the accounts can be added regularly or from an
automated batch file.
    Student Manager is shareware.  It too is a nice student interface
to colleges or business who do not want to add all their students, but
rather those who do something to request an account.  The program
cannot be exited except with a password.  The program can be
customized to different needs if necessary.

Mass User Management is available in demo format and Student Manager
is available as shareware.  They can both be found on the following
FTP sites as:

    massuser.zip
    student.zip

(NOTE: In some cases massuser.zip also has the student.zip file in it
       for convenience.)

NAME                    ADDRESS                 LOCATION
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splicer.cba.hawaii.edu  128.171.17.7            novell/util
simtel-20               192.88.110.20           pd1:[msdos.lan]
risc.ua.edu             130.160.4.7             pub/network/misc
ftp.uni-kl.de           131.246.9.95            pub/pc/novell
garbo.uwasa.fi          128.214.87.1            pc/net

Happy Computing!

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      S.Bruce Holmstead                            (801) 378-6615
--CAEDM PC Network Supervisor--                 BRUCEH@caedm.byu.edu
   Brigham Young University                           Provo, UT
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