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| 97 | daniel-mar | 1 | # ViaThinkSoft UserDetect2 |
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| 3 | ## What is UserDetect2? |
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| 5 | UserDetect2 is a program that allows the user to execute different programs depending on their current environment (e.g. MAC addresses, user name or computer name), so that a single executable file, e.g. shared over a network drive, a flash drive or external hard disk, can perform tasks for different work stations. The environment identifications can be extended by plugins. |
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| 7 | ## Usage example |
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| 9 | You have an external hard disk which you use for a daily backup with a backup tool (e.g. Microsoft RoboCopy). |
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| 11 | You use this external drive to perform backups for different computers. |
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| 13 | Additionally, you want to decide if the computer should be shutdown after the backup, or not. (Can be useful if you leave the computer alone, while the backup is performing) |
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| 15 | If you have 2 computers with the names “JohnPC” and “JohnLaptop”, then you would probably need 4 batch files: |
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| 17 | 1. E:\JohnPC\backup_no_shutdown.bat |
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| 18 | 2. E:\JohnPC\backup_shutdown.bat |
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| 19 | 3. E:\JohnLaptop\backup_no_shutdown.bat |
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| 20 | 4. E:\JohnLaptop\backup_shutdown.bat |
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| 22 | If you accidently start the wrong batch file, the backups will be inconsistent, and there may be data loss. |
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| 24 | But if you use UserDetect2, you could create following Task Definition File: |
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| 26 | [NoShutdown] |
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| 27 | Description=Run backup without shutdown |
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| 28 | ComputerName:JohnPC=JohnPC\backup_no_shutdown.bat |
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| 29 | ComputerName:JohnLaptop=JohnLaptop\backup_no_shutdown.bat |
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| 31 | [Shutdown] |
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| 32 | Description=Run backup and shutdown |
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| 33 | ComputerName:JohnPC=JohnPC\backup_shutdown.bat |
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| 34 | ComputerName:JohnLaptop=JohnLaptop\backup_shutdown.bat |
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| 36 | In this case, you would only need to run “E:\UserDetect2.exe” (maybe even use it as AutoRun application, if you are working with Windows Vista or previous versions of Windows) and then select if you want to perform a backup with or without shutdown. UserDetect2 will select the correct batch file for you. |
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| 38 | ## Documentation |
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| 40 | In the [documentation](https://github.com/danielmarschall/userdetect2/blob/master/UserDetect2/Documentation.pdf) you can read more about: |
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| 42 | - Command line usage and return codes |
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| 43 | - Task Definition File (UserDetect2.ini) |
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| 44 | - Troubleshooting |
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| 45 | - Plugin development / SDK |
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| 46 | - Migration from the software "testuser" (predecessor) |
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| 47 | - Known issues |
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| 48 | - Changelog |
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| 49 | - Contact the author |
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| 51 | ## License |
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| 53 | This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. |
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| 55 | This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. |