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

[Nicole Engard]

Looks like someone else thought it was a good idea - this is fixed in
version 3.01.00.034

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Nicole C. Engard
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On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 7:50 AM, Nicole Engard
<nicole.engard at liblime.com> wrote:
> 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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> Nicole C. Engard
> Open Source Evangelist, LibLime
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>
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>
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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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>>
>> Assistant Librarian
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