AUTHUSER -- Verify remote user name

AUTHUSER Verify remote user name

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Syntax:	AUTHUSER	[ user ] [ auth file ]
Arguments:	[ user ]	Variable or string defining a user name; this is typically received from a remote user by way of the LINEIN command
	[auth file ]	Optional variable or string defining the name of the authorization file; if this is omitted, the default file "authorization.txt" is used
Options:	none

This script command would be used when FileLink is acting as a host to remote systems in an async modem protocol file transfer environment.

This command to may be used to verify that a remote user is authorized to communicate with FileLink. The verification process involves prompting for a user name and then searching for a match within a previously created authorization file. See Authorization File Format for more information on this file.

Consider the following example where the remote user is prompted for their user name and it is verified using the default authorization file.

LINEOUT "Enter your user name:"

LINEIN username /timeout=60

AUTHUSER username

IFERROR= $ERROR_AUTHORIZATION_FAILED goto UnrecognizedUser

Related Command(s): AUTHDATA, AUTHPW