But..... It's currently not setup for more than one user. Therefore I need the info on what to do after the fact.

If you have only one user then it will never ask for a username, there is no reason to ask for a username when there is only one user.  Adding a user should be simple if this was a relatively new installation.  You should have a Addresses |  User management menu item that allows you to add a new user.  If you do not then it's a bit more difficult.

These are the procedures for converting from single user to multiuser.  This process assumes that you used the default settings when installing WinPmail in single user mode, therefore the basic directory is c:\pmail and the mail directory is c:\pmail\mail. 

1:  Go to the MSDOS prompt and create a directory for your current mail files and username.  I assume you are using a username of THOMAS.  

    MD c:\pmail\mail\THOMAS

2:  Move your current mail files from the c:\pmail\mail directory to the c:\pmail\mail\THOMAS directory.  

    MOVE c:\pmail\mail\*.* c:\pmail\mail\THOMAS

3:  Edit your pmail.ini file and change all instances of c:\pmail\mail to c:\pmail\mail\THOMAS.  If you have saved your username in win.ini, edit the win.ini file and remove the username line. 

4:  Delete the file c:\pmail\pmail.cfg.  This will remove your current configuration and force WinPmail to go the install process. 

5:  Double click on the WinPmail icon.  Since the pmail.cfg is missing, this will cause WinPmail to go through the install process.  Select the multiuser option.  

6:  You will be asked to about the users.  Add the username THOMAS and any other users you wish.  Make sure you give administrator privileges to at least one username so you will be able to administer to users.  Select close. 

7:  You will be asked to select a username, use THOMAS.  This should now open WinPmail using you old mail information.  You will now have an additional menu item under Address that will allow you to administer your users from WinPmail. 

8:  You now can create an icon for each user with the -i <username> commandline option to enable starting WinPmail without having to enter the username each time. 

Hi,

I have installed pegasus 4.44 and want to change it so one must enter a username at startup.

But I cannot find out how to do this after the fact. Been searching here and the web with no luck.

 (Fwiw I've been using pegasus for many years!!)

Thanks,

George

[quote user="gts"]

Hi,

I have installed pegasus 4.44 and want to change it so one must enter a username at startup.

But I cannot find out how to do this after the fact. Been searching here and the web with no luck.

It's automatic if you have more than one user and are not using the PMUSER environment variable and/or the commandline option.   Double click on the winpm-32.exe program file and see what happens.  If it's asking for the username then you have something set to suppress it.

 (Fwiw I've been using pegasus for many years!!)

It's Pegasus Mail and not Pegasus.  ;-)

Thanks,

George

[quote user="Thomas R. Stephenson"]

It's automatic if you have more than one user and are not using the PMUSER environment variable and/or the commandline option.   Double click on the winpm-32.exe program file and see what happens.  If it's asking for the username then you have something set to suppress it.
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 I know it's automatic if setup that way from the start.

But..... It's currently not setup for more than one user. Therefore I need the info on what to do after the fact.

I'm tranferring an old install to a new computer. The old install was a one user with no username required.

I now want a username required at startup.

How do I go about doing this?

I hope this clarifies my need/ initial question.

Thanks