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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:STAR::VATNE
Created:Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3726
Total number of notes:19516

1656.0. "Start application in window without logging in" by UTRTSC::LITH () Thu Nov 02 1989 11:18

Hello world;


Maybe a silly question;

A customer wants to start an apliccation right from his system startup.

So he doesn't want to see the login screen but start all the dw processes

right from the systartup procedure.

Is this possible or will I have to tell him that logging in cannot be avoided.


Thanks

Bert v Lith
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1656.1LESLIE::LESLIEAndy ��� LeslieThu Nov 02 1989 17:081
    Logging in cannot be avoided.
1656.2Application start without loggin in - It Lives!GSRC::WALLACEI bark, therefore I am. -- Descartes dog.Sun Dec 03 1989 23:3222
    Not a silly question at all!
    
    There are alot of reasons to do this, but that'll have to wait for
    another discussion.
    
    The answer you are looking for depends on what your customer wants to
    do.  Let's say that there is an application that controls all window
    management and the DECW$SERVER_ACCESS_ALLOWED.DAT file has "* * *" in
    it.  The task before you is to start the application and get rid of the
    banner and login/password box.  The straight forward way to do this is
    have a VMS INSTALLED process STOP the WSAxxx process and then
    run/detached the application process.  The reason for the installed
    process is that you don't want the user with sufficient privilege to do
    damage.  Where to start the process is your pick, but you have two
    very good entry points.  One is SYSTARTUP_V5.COM and the other is the
    end phase of SYSMAN.
    
    Aloha,
    	rmw
    This way, when the system is booted, you get the running application
    and no logging in.  This DOES work.  We've got 40 VMS 5.2/VMS 5.3
    3520's doing it at our customer site.