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How to Prevent a user logging in twice on a 5 user LAN?

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    How to Prevent a user logging in twice on a 5 user LAN?

    A user can log in as many times in a LAN, what is the code in basic to prevent a user from logging in twice or more. Cashiers passwords are sometimes secretly stolen by keylogger softwares.A cashier is complaining why he/she sold so much more than the total in his/her drawer. only to find out that another user logged in using his/her log in name on another workstation.
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    Re: How to Prevent a user logging in twice on a 5 user LAN?

    Sounds like you need to create a "logged in" table to your startup sequence.

    When the opening form is loaded code could run to check the "logged in" table to see if the current user is already active. If not, a record is entered to that table. And then, when the user logs out that record is deleted. On the other hand if the user is found in the logged in table, the app could be shut down after explaining to the user what's happened. This kind of system cries out for a password protected override to be run by the administrator only so that mishaps in the logged in table can be administratively cleared.

    Not sure if others have tackled this before. Have you searched the code archive forum?

    Have you checked the articles list at www.learn alpha.com?

    These are wonderful resources. You should get familiar with them.

    -- tom

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      #3
      Re: How to Prevent a user logging in twice on a 5 user LAN?

      Thanks Tom, sounds your suggestion is the way to handle it, how can I do that? Searching www.learn alpha.com ........

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        Re: How to Prevent a user logging in twice on a 5 user LAN?

        How?

        Well you could hire someone to build it for you.

        Or, you could take pencil and paper and write down the sequence of steps that must be followed to achieve your goal. This would be the steps you'd want Alpha to do for you. Small steps please. Alpha can only do one thing at a time.

        Then, write the code to convert your narrative into xbasic so Alpha can run the sequence for you. This is done by converting each step in the narrative into its xbasic equivalent.

        If I were doing this I'd develop the plan, and write the code, to run from a button. Then after its working correctly I'd move it to run on an event that fires whenever the startup form is run.

        If you'd like to learn how to do this, try writing the narrative plan, without using any code, and post it here. We'll help you fine tune it. Once the plan is complete you can begin coding, and we can help you when you get stuck.

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          Re: How to Prevent a user logging in twice on a 5 user LAN?

          Jet
          Firstly - it's a given that the design does not allow duplicate log-ins - no matter how it is done, and it is not difficult, simply check!
          Secondly - many many months back we (and I gave at your request, codes and techniques) wrote of users' invoice header table unique to each. Locked. You never did this?
          One basic reason is no second event of this table could possibly occur, anywhere, by anyone, anyhow.
          You're dealing with cash sales - a fiduciary issue with anti-theft precautions being a primary objective.
          This aside from security discussions with user log-in.
          I am astonished that the client still allows you to continue, none of mine would have.
          Last edited by Ray in Capetown; 03-03-2013, 03:18 AM.

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            Re: How to Prevent a user logging in twice on a 5 user LAN?

            Another simple thing I do is with a date/time field recording each new sale header. An audit easily discloses whether a cashier is using the system weakness to their advantage.
            Keyloggers stealing passwords???? in a closed network - hardly likely

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