Supervising the Network

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Customizing the User Environment
Login Script Commands and Variables
Additional Information
FDISPLAY
Use FDISPLAY to show the text of a word-processing file on a
workstation’s screen when the user logs in.
To display both the text and the printer and word-processing codes of a file,
or to display an ASCII file, see “DISPLAY” in this chapter.
Command Format
FDISPLAY [path] filename
Replace path with either a drive letter or a full directory path beginning with
the NetWare volume name.
Replace filename with the complete name (including the extension) of the
file you want to display.
Using FDISPLAY
When you use FDISPLAY to display the contents of a word-processing file
on the screen, the text in the file is filtered and formatted so that only the text
itself is displayed. FDISPLAY does not display tabs.
If the given directory does not exist or if the file is not found, no error
message appears on the screen when the user logs in.
Example
Suppose you put messages in a file called SYSNEWS.TXT, in the directory
SYS:PUBLIC\MESSAGES, and you want your users to see this file on their
screens when they log in on Mondays.
Add the following lines to the container login script:
IF DAY_OF_WEEK=“Monday” THEN
For more information about Refer to
Changing the machine name
in NET.CFG
NetWare Client for DOS/Windows User
Guide
Creating a menu Chapter 6, “Creating Menus”