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Disable Unified Logon and Prompt the Login Dialog

The DSM Explorer, by default, connects to the default manager using the current Windows login credentials (unified logon). You can, however, set the startup parameters to display the login dialog always or to change the connection defaults.

To disable unified logon and display the Login dialog

1. Right-click the DSM Explorer shortcut in the Windows Start menu and select Properties.

   The DSM Explorer Properties dialog appears.

2. Select the Shortcut tab and append the following parameters to the Target field:

   dsmgui.exe [user:user01 [authority:winnt://DM01 [password:secret]]] [manager:DMMGR01.abc.com]
   

   Note: The order of the parameters is not important.

   user

   Defines the user name that should be preset in the Login dialog. Leaving this parameter blank, for example, entering user: disables unified logon and displays the Login dialog.

   Important! This parameter must be specified to display the Login dialog. All the other parameters are optional.

   authority

   Defines the security provider and authority that should be preset in the Login dialog. This parameter must be specified in the URI format for example, winnt://DM01. The user parameter is mandatory if you specify the authority; otherwise, authority is ignored if the user parameter is missing.

   password

   Defines the password for the user. If the password matches with the user and authority parameters, DSM Explorer connects to the default manager else, the Login dialog is displayed.

   manager

   Defines the manager name that you want to connect to. If not specified, the DSM Explorer connects to the default manager with the credentials given in the user, authority and password parameters.

3. Click OK.

   The changes to the shortcut are saved.

4. Double-click the DSM Explorer shortcut.

   The Login dialog appears with the preset values.

Examples with possible parameters combinations

The following examples describe various parameter combinations and the resulting output:

Example 1:

DSMGUI.EXE manager:DMMGR01.abc.com

Connects to the specified manager using unified logon. If unified logon fails, the Login dialog appears with the preset values.

Example 2:

DSMGUI.EXE manager:DMMGR01.abc.com user:Paul

Connects to the specified manager. The Login dialog is displayed. Paul is preset in the User Name, and default security provider and authority are displayed.

Example 3:

DSMGUI.EXE manager:DMMGR01.abc.com user:Paul authority:unixl://DMMGR01.abc.com

Connects to the specified manager. The Login dialog is displayed. Paul, unixl, and DMMGR01.abc.com are preset in the User Name, Security Provider, and Security Authority fields in the Login dialog.

Example 4:

DSMGUI.EXE manager:DMMGR01.abc.com user:Paul authority:unixl://DMMGR01.abc.com password:secret

If the password is correct, the DSM Explorer connects to DMMGR01.abc.com.