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--- faq [2023/01/03 22:10] – [Change ANSI login logo] avon
+++ faq [2023/01/04 14:59] (current) – start menu question avon
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 ====== Frequently Asked Questions ======
-This page contains a mix of FAQ that will be added to over time. If you have information that you think would suit being listed here please drop Avon a note avon [at] bbs.nz
+This page contains a mix of FAQ that will be added to over time. If you have information that you think would suit being listed here please drop a note to avon [at] bbs.nz
+==== Start menu field is empty ====
+//Hmm. When I upgrade my users to a higher security level and then check their account. I find the 'Start Menu' field is empty. Should this be the case?//
+From Mystic 1.12 A48 the "Start Menu" field in the Security Profile editor no longer copies onto the user's record when upgrading user access.  Also when creating an new user the Start Menu field on the user editor no longer auto populates with the Default start menu from System Configuration.
+Instead, Mystic checks the start menu for the user's security profile on login.  The start menu logic works as follows:
+      IF: User's record has a custom start menu defined, use it as start menu
+      ELSE: If User's security level profile has a start menu defined, use it
+      ELSE: Use default start menu from System Configuration> General Options
+Mystic will also now log which start menu is being loaded when a user logs in. "Setting start menu: prelogin (Default start menu)" for example.
+It might be a good idea if upgrading to check your security profiles to make sure the start menu field is set to a blank or a value that you want for users with those settings otherwise users could get an error loading menu error when logging in.
 ==== Fix time zone settings ====
-//Q: Help! My time zone information is wrong and TZUTC shows a 0 value in Linux//
+//Help! My time zone information is wrong and TZUTC shows a 0 value in Linux//
 Most Linux distributions use reasonable defaults, but some may not and you may need to set this information up on your own not just for Mystic, but for other applications too.
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 ==== Change Mystic -cfg ANSI ====
-//Q: How can I change the background ANSI that is displayed when I run Mystic -CFG ?//
+//How can I change the background ANSI that is displayed when I run Mystic -CFG ?//
 The ANSI file you want is called "cfgroot.ans" and resides in the DATA directory. This serves as the "wallpaper" for the System Configuration.
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 ==== ANSI displays incorrectly ====
-//Q: ANSI output and other screens that Mystic displays looks a bit strange / distorted when I connect to the BBS or run a configuration change. Why is this and how can I fix it?//
+//ANSI output and other screens that Mystic displays looks a bit strange / distorted when I connect to the BBS or run a configuration change. Why is this and how can I fix it?//
 This is most likely caused by the Default CodePage setting you are using. Mystic can send client terminals either CP437 or UTF8 data output, converting relevant outbound data to UTF8 when selected.
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 ==== Change ANSI login logo ====
-//Q: How do I change the ANSI login logo that displays above the login prompt?//
+//How do I change the ANSI login logo that displays above the login prompt?//
   * Run Mystic -CFG
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 ==== How to view kludge lines ====
-Q: How can I view the kludge lines for messages posted in a echomail message base?
+//How can I view the kludge lines for messages posted in a echomail message base?//
 When reading a message posted to a echomail message base press the V key. This toggles on/off the ability to view kludge lines such as PATH and SEEN-BY.If you then reply to the message while the kludge lines are visible you can also quote them in your reply.
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 ==== Migrate Mystic to different OS ====
-Q: I use Mystic in Windows, but I want to move to Raspberry Pi.  Can I move to a different operating system without losing my BBS data?
+//I use Mystic in Windows, but I want to move to Raspberry Pi.  Can I move to a different operating system without losing my BBS data?//
 YES! You can easily switch platforms and retain your BBS!  However, there are some basic steps required, particularly when switching to or from an operating system with case sensitive file names:
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 The same holds true in other areas as well, such as in MUTIL's .ini files. If you are one of those people who always set things to UPPERCASE in your configuration, you may run into problems throughout your BBS.  It is always best practice to use all lower cased file names just to keep things simple when moving between platforms.
+==== Limit door game access ====
+//Can Mystic limit a door game to being executed only on one node at a time without scripting or batch files?//
+Yes, you can use Mystic's menu system and semaphores to create a way to limit an external program to only a single user.  Review the following screen capture below for an example:
-=== Q: Can Mystic limit a door game to being executed only on one node at a time without scripting or batch files? ===
-<code>
-Yes, you can use Mystic's menu system and semaphores to create a way to limit
-an external program to only a single user.  Review the following screen capture
-below for an example:
-</code>
 {{ :singlenodedoor.jpg?400 |}}
-=== Q: How do I configure the number of nodes Mystic will accept? ===
+==== How to config max nodes =====
-    A: The first step is to set the "Max BBS Nodes" in your System Configuration >
-    Servers > General Options section in the configuration.  This defines the
+//How do I configure the number of nodes Mystic will accept?//
-    max number of nodes you will allow at one time.  However, there is slightly
-    more to consider.
+The first step is to set the "Max BBS Nodes" in your System Configuration > Servers > General Options section in the configuration.  This defines the max number of nodes you will allow at one time.  However, there is slightly more to consider.
-    BBS Nodes can be spawned by any number of built in Mystic servers, or also
+BBS Nodes can be spawned by any number of built in Mystic servers, or also from external sources for things such as dial-up modems, local logins from the console, etc.  The max BBS nodes is a limit to the sum of all possible ways Mystic can accept BBS node connections.
-    from external sources for things such as dial-up modems, local logins from
-    the console, etc.  The max BBS nodes is a limit to the sum of all possible
+In the Servers > Configure servers configuration you will see options to modify or create TELNET, RLogin, and SSH servers.  You can create any number of these servers on any ports, and each one can have a limit of the number of connections they will accept.  If you want to have 20 nodes but 3 of them available by SSH and 17 by Telnet, you would configure a Telnet server for 17 max connections and a SSH server for 3 max connections and set your Max BBS nodes to 20 or more.
-    ways Mystic can accept BBS node connections.
+The settings do not have to add up to Max BBS nodes.  If all BBS nodes are busy when a user connects, the user will simply be displayed a message informing them that all nodes are busy.  This means you can setup a 20 node BBS and then set up 3 different Telnet server and a SSH server all of which each allow 20 connections, and Mystic will allow any combination to fill up the BBS nodes.
-    In the Servers > Configure servers configuration you will see options to
-    modify or create TELNET, RLogin, and SSH servers.  You can create any number
+==== Importing files into Mystic ====
-    of these servers on any ports, and each one can have a limit of the number of
-    connections they will accept.  If you want to have 20 nodes but 3 of them
-    available by SSH and 17 by Telnet, you would configure a Telnet server for
-max connections and a SSH server for 3 max connections and set your Max
-    BBS nodes to 20 or more.
-    The settings do not have to add up to Max BBS nodes.  If all BBS nodes are
-    busy when a user connects, the user will simply be displayed a message
-    informing them that all nodes are busy.  This means you can setup a 20 node
-    BBS and then set up 3 different Telnet server and a SSH server all of which
-    each allow 20 connections, and Mystic will allow any combination to fill up
-    the BBS nodes.
-=== Q: How do I get files into a File Base that I've created? ===
+//How do I get files into a File Base that I've created?//
-    When you create a file base using the File Base Editor, you will specify a
+When you create a file base using the File Base Editor, you will specify a directory that will contain the files you want listed in the file base you are creating.
-    directory that will contain the files you want listed in the file base
-    you are creating.
-    Once that is done you will need to copy the files you want listed into that
+Once that is done you will need to copy the files you want listed into that directory, and perform what is called a "Mass Upload".  The "Mass Upload" scans all of the File Base directories and identifies new files that have not been imported into Mystic yet.  For each new file it finds, it will scan it for a FILE_ID file to get the description and create an entry in the file listing for the file.
-    directory, and perform what is called a "Mass Upload".  The "Mass Upload"
-    scans all of the File Base directories and identifies new files that have
+There are two ways to perform a Mass Upload in the Mystic ecosystem:
-    not been imported into Mystic yet.  For each new file it finds, it will
-    scan it for a FILE_ID file to get the description and create an entry in
-    the file listing for the file.
-    There are two ways to perform a Mass Upload in the Mystic ecosystem:
+The first way is to perform a mass upload by setting "MassUpload=true" in your MUTIL .INI file so that any time you execute "mutil" it will search for new files and add them to your BBS automatically.  You can also run it directly by doing "mutil -run massupload".
-    The first way is to perform a mass upload by setting "MassUpload=true" in
+The second way is to run the "Mass Upload" SysOp function while logged into the BBS.  If you have SysOp access this is a more interactive way to perform the mass upload.  For each new file found, Mystic will ask you if you want to import it into the file listing.  If a description is not found for a file Mystic will give you the opportunity to provide the description.
-    your MUTIL .INI file so that any time you execute "mutil" it will search
-    for new files and add them to your BBS automatically.  You can also run
+Files that have already been imported into the BBS can be edited directly in the file listing but pressing "E" when you have SysOp access.  This will open up the editor for that file where you can perform many functions including editing the file description using Mystic's message editor.  You can also use the online file listing editor SysOp command (/E by default with SysOp access) to open the editor from anywhere in the BBS.
-    it directly by doing "mutil -run massupload".
+NOTE: When performing a mass upload, Mystic will be unable to extract the descriptions if the configured archive utilities are not available for Mystic to use (unzip, zip, rar, etc).
-    The second way is to run the "Mass Upload" SysOp function while logged into
-    the BBS.  If you have SysOp access this is a more interactive way to perform
-    the mass upload.  For each new file found, Mystic will ask you if you want
-    to import it into the file listing.  If a description is not found for a
-    file Mystic will give you the opportunity to provide the description.
-    Files that have already been imported into the BBS can be edited directly in
-    the file listing but pressing "E" when you have SysOp access.  This will open
-    up the editor for that file where you can perform many functions including
-    editing the file description using Mystic's message editor.  You can also use
-    the online file listing editor SysOp command (/E by default with SysOp access)
-    to open the editor from anywhere in the BBS.
-    NOTE: When performing a mass upload, Mystic will be unable to extract the
-    descriptions if the configured archive utilities are not available for Mystic
-    to use (unzip, zip, rar, etc).