There is nothing on the AcuServer distribution media to install on the client machine. However, you should ensure that every client system that will use AcuServer has a licensed copy of the ACUCOBOL-85 or ACUCOBOL-GT client-enabled runtime.
To confirm that the client runtime is client-enabled, on the client machine use the "-v" option on the runtime command line. The runtime will display information similar to the following:
ACUCOBOL-GT runtime version 4.0.0
Serial number 1234
Licensed for 10 user(s), 2 processes per user
AcuServer client
Vision version 4 file system
Copyright (c) 1985 - 1998, Acucorp, Inc.
Look for the line "AcuServer client". If it is not included, your runtime is not client-enabled.
Passwords for clients
If you are requiring a client password to access the server machine, you can prompt the user for this password and store it in the variable Acu-Client-Password, or you can let the runtime prompt for it. Be sure to read section 8.4.1 if you plan to employ user passwords.
Setting up the host name
The runtime system on each client machine passes the client hostname to the server machine.
DOS
On DOS clients, the runtime uses the host name that is in the PC/TCP hosts file located in the root directory where PC/TCP was installed.
Windows
On Windows 3.x clients, the runtime uses the host name that is set in Windows Setup:
Windows Setup/Options/Change Network Settings/Drivers
Select TCP/IP, then choose:
Setup/DNS/Host Name
The name you specify for the "Host Name" entry is the one that the runtime uses.
Windows 95
On Windows 95 clients, the runtime uses the host name that is set in the Control Panel in the following menus:
Control Panel/Network/Configuration
Select TCP/IP, then choose:
Properties/DNS Configuration/Host
The name you specify for the "Host" entry is the one that the runtime uses.
Windows NT
On Windows NT clients:
Start/Settings/Control Panel/Network/Protocols
Select TCP/IP, then choose:
Properties/DNS/Host Name
The name you specify for the "Host Name" entry is the one that the runtime uses.
UNIX
On UNIX clients, the runtime uses the host name that is in the file "/etc/hosts".
Setting up the user name
For DOS, Windows, Windows 95, and Windows NT (Intel) clients, the runtime uses the user name value that is set by the environment variable USERNAME. If USERNAME is not set, then the runtime uses the value that is set by the environment variable USER. (The values assigned to these variables are case-sensitive. Be sure that the case used in the AcuAccess file matches the case of the value set in the variable.) If neither of these environment variables is set, then the runtime uses the name "USER".
For UNIX clients, the runtime uses the user name that the user logged in with.
Confirming network services
On DOS clients, confirm that your PC/TCP Kernel Software is installed and running.
On UNIX, Windows NT (Intel), Windows 95, and Windows clients, confirm that your TCP/IP software is loaded and running.