GINA and network providers

From: nobby (nobby@c98.cjb.net)
Date: 10/31/02


From: "nobby" <nobby@c98.cjb.net>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 21:31:43 -0800


Hey,

You may need to check direct with Novell for that one. I
know that when istalling the Novell Client, authentication
is done using NWgina.dll. Novell may release the code, or
you may have to include reference to NWgina.dll in your GINA.

Hope it will point you on the road to success....
>-----Original Message-----
>Hello !
>I created custom GINA ( as a matter of fact it is
msgina.dll stub but I
>utilize almost nothing from original msgina.dll) allowing
logon to
>workstation ( NT, 2000, XP) by smart card. Unfortunately
I have problem
>with network providers - here with Novell client. After
successfull
>logon to workstation Novell client dialog box appears and
ask among
>others about username and password. I have to say here
that my GINA does
>not return user password informations to multiple
providers ( Novell
>client among others) in PWLX_MPR_NOTIFY_INFO structure in
>WlxLoggedOutSas function ( As I have read it is not
neccessary. It would
>be neccessary if username and password to workstation were
the same as
>for network server for example to simplify logon process).
>
>I set fields of mentioned structure as follows:
>
>pMprNotifyInfo->pszUserName =DupString(pszUsername);
>pMprNotifyInfo->pszDomain = DupString(pszDomain);
>pMprNotifyInfo->pszPassword = NULL;
>pMprNotifyInfo->pszOldPassword = NULL;
>
>where,
>
>pszUsername is set to user name who successfully loged to
workstation.
>pszDomain I set either from UserModalsGet(NULL,2,&umi2)
function where
>umi2 is USER_MODALS_INFO_2 type or if mentioned function is
>unsuccessfull I set pszDomain to "."
>The same values I set in WlxNetworkProviderLoad function.
>
>Returning to logon process to Novell, after typing user
name and
>password in Novell client dialog box , after few seconds I
get
>workstation desktop and I can work. Novell client icon is
visible in
>taskbar notification area but unfortunately I have no any
mapped Novell
>disks. All looks like I was not logged to Novell server.
However if I
>utilize Novell client now ( during normally working
system) and choose
>login process I get the same logon dialog box as
previously and now
>after typing user name and password I get window in which
I can see
>whole logon process to Novell, where among others there is
process of
>mapping Novell disks. After this I have additional disks
in system.
>With original msgina.dll all is OK.
>
>What can cause such situation ?
>Thanks in advance
>Best regards
>Jacek
>
>
>.
>



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