AutoGuest INIT
version 2.0a1

Greg Anderson
Apple Computer, Inc.
Developer Tools Engineering
[[email protected]][1]

Problem: It is not possible to send remote AppleEvents from a
background-only application, because the EPPC toolbox requires that
the user interact with the standard user authentication dialog box at
the start of every session.

Solution: If guest access is available on the target machine, always
log on as a guest without bringing up the authentication dialog box.

The AutoGuest INIT installs two head patches into the system that work
together to allow background-only applications to send AppleEvents to
remote machines. The first patch allows automatic connection to
machines that provide guest access; the second patch eliminates the
"no user interaction allowed" error that the EPPC toolbox will
normally return whenever an application in the background attempts to
start a session with a remote machine.

These patches are also included in MPW ".o" format, so they may be
linked with background-only applications that need to send
AppleEvents. See the file "SampleUse.c" for a discussion on how these
patches should be used from within your programs.

This code is unsupported, and Apple Computer, Inc. makes no claims
about its suitability for use in any application. Direct problems and
comments to Greg Anderson ([[email protected]][1]).

Acknowldgements:

Many thanks to:

? Scott Boyd for implementing the first version of the AutoGuest INIT

? Paul Young for providing the StartSecureSession patch used in the
current version of the INIT

? Michael Gough for finding the source of the "no user interaction
allowed" bug in EPPC

Compatibility
Architecture: 68k

  [1]: mailto:[email protected]

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