Using the Telnet solicitor logon screen

Telnet sends a solicitor screen to the user if one of the following conditions is true:

• No DEFAULTAPPL, LINEMODEAPPL, USSTCP, or LUMAP-DEFAPPL mappings match the client's Client Identifier.
• The requested application is a RESTRICTAPPL.

The following example shows the Telnet solicitor screen:

Enter Your Userid:
Password:                            New Password:
Application:

Initial cursor placement can be specified. Where initial placement should be depends on client macros used and user preferences. The OLDSOLICITOR parameter is used to implement this choice. The default cursor position is on the 'Application:' field. If OLDSOLICITOR is coded, the cursor is positioned on the 'Enter Your Userid:' field. The OLDSOLICITOR and NOOLDSOLICITOR parameters can be coded at all three parameter block levels for different levels of granularity.

Enter Your Userid:
Password:                            
     
New Password:
     
Application:

In addition to satisfying RESTRICTAPPL, there are other times when a user might want to use the user ID and password fields. For example, the solicitor screen might also be used to change a password by entering the user ID, old password, and new password. The application field does not need to be filled in. If insufficient information was provided by the client (for example, a user ID but no password), the Telnet solicitor screen is returned with a message prompting for the required field. A message is also returned if the security program encounters an error when attempting to change the password. Example messages include:

• Password required
• Password is not authorized