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Figure 3-17. Select “Sign On”
GAM’s internal operation during Sign On is to:
1. Encrypt the username and password and send them to the GAM Server
running on the selected server host.
2. The GAM Server receives and decrypts the username and password
and makes an operating system specific call to validate them per the
server host’s operating system’s user accounts.
3. After the username and password are validated by the operating system
the username is compared to the string “gamroot”. If the username
matches, sign on is granted Administrator access level.
4. The GAM Server notifies GAM Client of the success or failure of the
sign on attempt and whether or not that sign on attempt has been
granted Administrator access level.
Do the following to sign on to a server:
1. Type a username and password of your choice that are previously
enabled on the server host.
This will provide access privileges appropriate for the username.
2. Check the box labeled “Remember password for this session” if you
want GAM to refrain from Sign On messages each time you select a
server during this session which uses the same password. This amounts
to an automatic sign-on to additional servers and should be used with
caution.