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By default, the Argos Agent retrieves billing information from the communication service based on the Windows login name. In a Novell environment, users often log onto their Windows machines with a generic login name, and then use the Novell client to log in as a real user. The Novell username is passed to the PCounter log files we read the data from.

To accommodate this type of environment, the Argos agent needs to look for the Novell login name, rather than the Windows login name. The location of the login name varies by operating system.

Set Domain Settings in Argos Manager

Argos is designed for a Windows domain environment, so some minor changes are required in the Argos Manager.

  1. Open the Argos Manager and click Settings>General
  2. Type "DOMAIN" in the "Default user domain" field
  3. Make sure "Automatically merge new users by login name" is checked
  4. Click "OK"

Argos Agent Settings

The following settings are defined in a configuration file on the workstations. This varies by OS, and can be deployed to the workstations in a variety of manners. We typically recommend that you make the adjustments on one computer (two if you're using a mix of Windows 7/Vista and Windows XP) and then copy the adjusted file to the other computers.

Windows XP

  1. Log into Novell from a Windows workstation where the Argos Agent is installed
  2. Open c:\Program Files\Sepialine\Argos7\Agent\Agent.DesktopClient.exe.config in Notepad
  3. Find the following line:
    <add key="FORCEUSER_HIVE" value=""></add>
  4. Change to:
    <add key="FORCEUSER_HIVE" value="HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE"></add>
  5. Find the following line:
    <add key="FORCEUSER_KEY" value=""></add>
  6. Change to:
    <add key="FORCEUSER_KEY" value="SOFTWARE\Novell\NWGINA\Login Screen"></add>
  7. Find the following line:
    <add key="FORCEUSER_VALUE" value=""></add>
  8. Change to:
    <add key="FORCEUSER_VALUE" value="DefaultNetWareUserName"></add>
  9. Find the following line:
    <add key="FORCEUSER_DOMAIN" value=""></add>
  10. Change to:
    <add key="FORCEUSER_DOMAIN" value="DOMAIN"></add>
  11. Save and close the file
  12. Click Start>Run and type "Services.msc"
  13. Right click "Argos Agent Service" and choose "Restart"

Windows Vista and Windows 7

  1. Log into Novell from a Windows workstation where the Argos Agent is installed
  2. Open c:\Program Files\Sepialine\Argos7\Agent\Agent.DesktopClient.exe.config in Notepad
  3. Find the following line:
    <add key="FORCEUSER_HIVE" value=""></add>
  4. Change to:
    <add key="FORCEUSER_HIVE" value="HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE"></add>
  5. Find the following line:
    <add key="FORCEUSER_KEY" value=""></add>
  6. Change to:
    <add key="FORCEUSER_KEY" value="SOFTWARE\Novell\Login\Profiles"></add>
  7. Find the following line:
    <add key="FORCEUSER_VALUE" value=""></add>
  8. Change to:
    <add key="FORCEUSER_VALUE" value="Last Logged In User Name"></add>
  9. Find the following line:
    <add key="FORCEUSER_DOMAIN" value=""></add>
  10. Change to:
    <add key="FORCEUSER_DOMAIN" value="DOMAIN"></add>
  11. Save and close the file
  12. Click Start>Run and type "Services.msc"
  13. Right click "Argos Agent Service" and choose "Restart"
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