Re: OO 2.0.4 Install Requires: USER=????

Carl Gehr wrote:

> When I try to install the new GA release, it fails with a message box 
> indicating that CONFIG.Sys requires:
>     SET USER=name

It does NOT fail.  I'm not entirely sure what it wants it for, but it 

When I try to install the new GA release, it fails with a message box 
indicating that CONFIG.Sys requires:
	SET USER=name
What is this supposed to be?  Nothing in the Read1st.Txt nor in the 

Carl Gehr wrote:

> And, even more, WHY should I care if security profiles are not enabled? 

I don't know the answer to that, but...

>   And, if I do care, what value for 'name' should be used?

Steve Wendt wrote:
> Carl Gehr wrote:
> 
>> When I try to install the new GA release, it fails with a message box 
>> indicating that CONFIG.Sys requires:
>>     SET USER=name
> 
> It does NOT fail.  I'm not entirely sure what it wants it for, but it 
> works without it.
I guess I misinterpreted the message.  It did clearly say:
	This installation does not define a USER name:  It is
	required to enable security profiles for OOo.org.  Please
	add "SET USER=name" to your config.sys and reboot after
	installation.
So, you are correct that the install will not fail. But, the implication 
is that problems await the execution of OO.  Of course, it would be nice 
to have this explained in the Read1st.Txt and/or in the Install PDF. 
And, even more, WHY should I care if security profiles are not enabled? 
   And, if I do care, what value for 'name' should be used?

Someone thought it was important enough to build the 'Undefined 
Variable' message box.  So, from my perspective, the install is not 
complete until I have the answers to the above.  "You don't care!" is
a 
valid answer, but it should also be accompanied by 'why' I don't care.

Carl Gehr wrote:
> When I try to install the new GA release, it fails with a message box 
> indicating that CONFIG.Sys requires:
>     SET USER=name
> What is this supposed to be?  Nothing in the Read1st.Txt nor in the 
> Installation PDF provides a clue.

If you have a batch like this:

rem OOOrg2atke.cmd
@echo off
SET USER=atke
SET HOME=I:\home\atke
I:
CD \
CD os2bin\buro\OpenOffice.org.2.0\program
start SWRITER %1 %2 %3 %4
exit

Open Office will check if SET HOME=I:\home\atke\OpenOffice.org2 exists
and if not it will perform an small (post)installation for user atke.
Including the internet registration procedure.

Fi atke's personal wordbook will be made in:

I:\home\atke\OpenOffice.org2\user\wordbook\standard.dic


So the default installation of OORg2 is the multi-user installation
(/setup -net under Linux).