Users Window

Concept

The users window shows every user who is currently connected to the KeyServer, as well as displaying some information on the actual KeyServer. In addition to users, the main list also contains portable licenses that are checked out. Note that when a user logs out, the line for the user in the users window will disappear. This makes the users window very different from all the other windows in KeyConfigure. Instead of letting you view and configure the remembered state of objects, it simply lets you monitor the current state.

The “header” area of the window contains information about the KeyServer. On the left is shown: the ip address, the license certificate number, and the maximum number of clients. On the right is shown: the server time, the name of the current log file, and the amount of free disk space.

The main part of the users window contains a list of users who are currently connected to the KeyServer. The list has five column headers. It can be sorted by any of these columns, but the sort will only be temporary (unlike in other windows). That is, once any of the information in the window changes, the sort is not necessarily correct any more, so you may need to re-sort.

• The User Name column shows the name of the user who is currently logged in. Normally, the user icon is outlined in black. If it is outlined in red, this means that the connection between the user and the server is having trouble, but the session has not yet timed out. The connection will either be reestablished and the icon will change back to black, or it will time out and the user will be removed from the list.
• The Version column shows which platform and version of KeyAccess is being used by the user. For a portable line, this column simply says "portable".
• The Computer column shows the name of the computer where the user is logged in.
• The Address column shows the address of the computer where the user is logged in. For a portable line, this column is blank, since the computer could be anywhere now, and the address when the portable was checked out is uninteresting.
• The Licenses column shows a count of how many licenses the user has checked out. For a portable line, the name is shown in this column.

These are the most informative attributes of a user. To see more details, double click on a user to get the User Details Window.

Context Menu Actions

Right-clicking on a user in the users window allows you to Send Message or Show Computer.

• Send Message will bring up a dialog that allows you to type a message and send it to the user (a dialog containing the message will pop up on the computer that they are logged on to). Selecting this menu item is equivalent to pressing the Bulletin button in the Information pane of the user details window.
• Show Computer will simply open the computer details window for the computer that the user is logged on to.

Right-clicking in the users list without selecting a user allows you to Send Message to All. This is useful if you are about to restart the KeyServer for maintenance, but should be used with caution - it will send the message to every user who is logged in.

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