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US 2010/0162369 A1Published application
Automatically Adding User Names to Server User List
AssigneeIomega Corporation
InventorTroy Taylor Davidson
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Abstract
A system and method in which when a user logs into a client computer with his user name, the client computer determines the existence of a server and the server automatically adds the user name to the list of users maintained by the server, is disclosed. With the user name automatically populated in the server user list, the administrator may easily select and configure access for the user.
Claims18
A method for automatically adding a user name to a server user list comprising:
- receiving a login request comprising a user name at a client computer;
- discovering a server associated with the client computer, wherein the server includes a server user list saved on the server;
- sending a request to add the user name to the server user list.
A system for automatically adding a user name to a server user list comprising:
- a client computer configured to receive a login request comprising a user name;
- and
- a server comprising a server user list;
- wherein the client computer discovers the server as being associated with the client computer and transmits a request to the server to add the user name to the server user list.
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