Cyclades AlterPath OnBoard, Administrator'S Manual

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Introduction 49
Configuring the User’s Console Login Menu
Caution! If changing the default menu, the administrator needs to ensure
that any added programs do not introduce security vulnerabilities.
The administrator needs to know the following about the behavior of
rmenush
before configuring any changes to the menu:
• If the called program exits with a return code indicating an error,
rmenush
prompts the user to press any key to continue.
• Any error messages generated by the called program are left on the screen
for the user to read. Examples show how the administrator can force this
behavior on for successful programs and off for unsuccessful ones are
provided in the configuration file.
• The OnBoard administrator assigns the
/usr/bin/rmenush
shell to
users as appropriate, by editing the
/etc/passwd
file entries for the
users.
When editing the
menu.ini
file, the administrator needs to know the
following:
• Spaces are shown in menu items by the use of an underscore between
words.
• The underscore cannot be displayed in the menu text.
• The right hand value of each name/command pair is assumed to be either
a menu defined in the menu.ini file or a command.
• A maximum of sixteen menu items can display on the screen at a time.
Any extra menu items can be reached by using the arrow keys to scroll
down.
The OnBoard administrator can add options as shown in the following
example.