[Koha] Patron login, password, card number, PIN terminology

[Nicole Engard]

It does sound like something we should change to be consistent.

I submitted a bug for this - and if no one has any objections I can
make the fix later today:

http://bugs.koha.org/cgi-bin/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=3257

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2009/5/23 Nelson Fredsell -CCE <nelson at cfce.org.za>:
> Thanks, Agnes.
>
>
>
> One of our libraries doesn’t issue patron cards (or have a barcode scanner),
> and as another variation we are even considering using letters for card
> number, so
>
>
>
> user:      gorwell
>
> card#:   gorwell
>
> pwd:      1234
>
>
>
> Take care,
>
> Nelson
>
>
>
> From: Agnes Rivers-Moore [mailto:arm at hanover.ca]
> Sent: 23 May 2009 03:13 PM
> To: Nelson Fredsell -CCE
> Subject: Re: [Koha] Patron login, password, card number, PIN terminology
>
>
>
> Hello Nelson
>
> This is poorly labelled on the Koha system - I believe both login screens
> work the same way.
>
> Your patron can log in with either the card number, or the OPAC user ID -
> both seem to work. In our case we are using the card number as ID unless the
> user changes it themselves, so that there is less confusion.
>
> In your case:
> gorwell and 1234 - or - 3333 and 1234
> will work in any OPAC login screen, whatever the screen text says.
>
> Try it and see!
> Agnes
>
>
> Nelson Fredsell -CCE wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
>
>
>  I’m a little befuddled about the login account/borrowing account
> information required by Koha.  Do I need three distinct pieces of
> information, or may I use only two pieces?
>
>
>
> eg. Patron is George Orwell
>
>
>
> User:                                     gorwell
>
> password/pin:                   1234
>
> George’s card number:  3333
>
>
>
> Using this information, I may either
>
>
>
> On the default Koha home page I can either “Log in to Your Account” with
> “Login” and “Password”, or
>
> Click the link, “Log in to your account” in the upper right.  This goes to a
> screen that asks for “Your card number” and “Password or PIN”
>
>
>
> What’s the difference?  Are login and cardnumber interchangeable re OPAC
> and/or Circulation?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nelson
>
>
>
> implementing a union catalogue
>
> in Cape Town, South Africa
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