5.2 General Preference, Definitions, and Values

Table 5-1 The General Preferences Properties Table

Preference

Possible Values

Description

Default Value

Detect incorrect passwords

Yes/No/Default

Predefined applications generally include commands to respond to incorrect password dialogs. This preference enables SecureLogin to respond to incorrect passwords for web applications.

If this option is set to Yes or Default, incorrect passwords for Web applications are detected.

If this option is set to No, incorrect passwords for Web applications are not detected.

This preference is available in both the Novell SecureLogin Client Utility and the administrative management utilities (iManager, SLManager, and MMC snap-ins).

The default value is Yes.

Enable cache file

Yes/No/Default

This preference controls creating and updating of a SecureLogin cache file on the local workstation. The cache file stores all user configuration data; local and inherited.

Set this option to Yes for mobile users.

If this option is set to No, you cannot store files locally or you might have some conflicts with organizational security policy.

If this option is set to Default, Novell SecureLogin behaves as if it is set to Yes.

This preference is available in both the Novell SecureLogin Client Utility and the administrative management utilities (iManager, SLManager, and MMC snap-ins).

The default value is Yes.

Enter API license key(s)

Specify API license key(s)

Specify the API license key(s) provided by Novell SecureLogin to activate the API functionality for an application.

You can add more than one API license key.

Specify the API license key

Password protect the system tray icon

Yes/No/Default

This preference restricts the users from accessing the Novell SecureLogin icon menu option (from the notification area (system tray) without their network login password.

If this option is set to Yes, the Novell SecureLogin icon on the notification area (system tray) is password protected.

If this option is set to No or Default, the Novell SecureLogin icon on the notification area (system tray) is not password protected.

This preference is available in both the Novell SecureLogin Client Utility and the administrative management utilities (iManager, SLManager, and MMC snap-ins).

The default value is No.

Provide API Access

Yes/No/Default

This preference controls the API functionality use.

If this option is set to Yes, the API access is enabled.

If this option is set to No or Default, the API access is disabled.

This preference is available in both the Novell SecureLogin Client Utility and the administrative management utilities (iManager, SLManager, and MMC snap-ins).

The default value is No.

Set the cache refresh interval (in minutes)

5

This preference defines the time in minutes the synchronization of user data and directory on the local workstation.

However, depending on the network traffic and the number of users the interval can be set between 240 minutes and 480 minutes (four and eight hours).

This preference is available in both the Novell SecureLogin Client Utility and the administrative management utilities (iManager, SLManager, and MMC snap-ins).

The default value is set to 5 minutes.