Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!pacbell.com!att!cbnewsm!cbnewsk!ech From: ech@cbnewsk.att.com (ned.horvath) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: Chooser name software Message-ID: <1991Jun1.044926.15945@cbnewsk.att.com> Date: 1 Jun 91 04:49:26 GMT References: <1586@aoa.UUCP> Distribution: usa Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 15 From article <1586@aoa.UUCP>, by moose@aoa.UUCP (Bruce Trvalik): > I am looking for a utility that will prompt a user for a chooser name > when the machine is booted. We use the sysquest drives and often the > chooser name is not the actual person using that mac... Under System 7, try putting an alias for the "Sharing Setup" control panel into the "Startup items" system subfolder. Prompts for name and password, and reminds the person about what kind of sharing access is permitted to their machine. A better question is how to CLEAR this information when the person leaves, so the next person doesn't have access to shared resources... -- =Ned Horvath= ehorvath@attmail.com