MobiLink Synchronization User's Guide
Authenticating MobiLink Users
MobiLink provides a mechanism for end users to change their password. The interface differs between UltraLite and Adaptive Server Anywhere clients.
To prompt your end users to enter MobiLink passwords
The mechanism for supplying the user name and password is different for UltraLite and Adaptive Server Anywhere clients.
UltraLite When synchronizing, the application must supply the existing password in the password field of the synchronization structure and the new password in the new_password field.
For more information, see Password synchronization parameter and New Password synchronization parameter.
Adaptive Server Anywhere Supply a valid existing password together with the new password on the dbmlsync command line, or in the dbmlsync connection dialog if you do not supply command line parameters.
For more information, see MobiLink synchronization client.
The new password is not verified until the next synchronization attempt. For the dbmlsync utility, or if you prompt at synchronization time in an UltraLite application, this attempt is almost immediate.
An initial password can be set in the consolidated server or on the first synchronization attempt. For more information, see Providing initial passwords for users and Synchronizations from new users.
Once a password is assigned, you cannot reset the password to NULL from the client side.