Supervising the Network
5-60
Customizing the User Environment
Identifier Variables
PASSWORD_EXPIRES Number of days before password expires.
REQUESTER_CONTEXT Context when login started.
USER_ID Number assigned to each user.
Network FILE_SERVER
NETWORK_ADDRESS
NetWare server name.
IPX external network number of the cabling
system (8-digit hexadecimal number).
Workstation MACHINE Type of computer (IBM_PC, etc.).
NETWARE_REQUESTER Version of the NetWare Requester for VLM users.
OS Type of DOS on the workstation (MSDOS, etc.).
OS_VERSION Operating-system version on the workstation
(3.30, etc.).
P_STATION Workstation’s node address (12-digit
hexadecimal).
SHELL_TYPE Version of the workstation’s DOS shell (1.02, etc.);
supports NetWare 2 and 3 shells and NetWare 4
Requester for DOS.
SMACHINE Short machine name (IBM, etc.).
STATION Workstation’s connection number.
DOS
environment
<variable> Any DOS environment variable can be used in
angle brackets (<path>, etc.). To use a DOS
environment variable in MAP, COMSPEC, and
FIRE PHASERS commands, add a percent sign
(%) in front of the variable. For example,
MAP S16:=%<path>
Table 5-6 Login Script Identifier Variables
Category Identifier Variable Function