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Monitoring users Peter McCaul 04-18-2006
Posted by Peter McCaul on April 18, 2006, 12:55 pm
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Windows server 2003
Windows XP for the workstations

Hi,

I was wondering if there was a program that was built into 2003 where I can
monitor when users log on and off of their workstations? Also, is there a
way I can set it up to have the users workstation log off automatically
(after a certain amount of time when not in use) and have that logged as
well?

Thanks for any help.



Posted by Steven L Umbach on April 18, 2006, 1:57 pm
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You can enable auditing of account logon events in the Domain Controller
Security Policy [which it should be by default] to see an account logon
events that shows when a user logs onto the domain and on which domain
computer. However to accurately see when a user logs on and off of their
workstation you will need to check the security logs of the domain
workstations for type 1 interactive logon events. To logoff a user from
their local workstation [not just domain network resources] you would need
to implement a logoff screen saver such as Winexit.scr from the RK or create
a scheduled task that does such [PsSuhtDown from SysInternals often works
best for that]. Schtasks can configure Scheduled Tasks via the command line
for XP Pro and W2003 computers. --- Steve

http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/Library/4dfd623a-5b57-4a35-8555-2dfb3292d1a91033.mspx
http://www.jsifaq.com/SUBJ/tip4800/rh4866.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=156677 -- I believe applies to XP Pro
also


> Windows server 2003
> Windows XP for the workstations
>
> Hi,
>
> I was wondering if there was a program that was built into 2003 where I
> can monitor when users log on and off of their workstations? Also, is
> there a way I can set it up to have the users workstation log off
> automatically (after a certain amount of time when not in use) and have
> that logged as well?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>



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