Auto Login Logout

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My company's using a Windows 2000 server, and all our workstations are either
installed with Windows 98 or Windows XP. Is there any way to make a user log
out by itself? And also likewise, is there any method to make a user login by
itself? Perhaps writing command prompt or some script? Or configuring the
regedit? Thank you.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.security (More info?)

What about logging on an account using command prompt? Is there such a way?
Thank you.

"Miha Pihler [MVP]" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Auto Logon is something that I would have to advise against. Still if this
> is something you really want to do here is how.
>
> How to turn on automatic logon in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;315231
>
> --
> Mike
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Security
>
> "wrytat" <wrytat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:72960E23-F9AB-4BE8-A9FB-154E054E0CB6@microsoft.com...
> > My company's using a Windows 2000 server, and all our workstations are
> > either
> > installed with Windows 98 or Windows XP. Is there any way to make a user
> > log
> > out by itself? And also likewise, is there any method to make a user login
> > by
> > itself? Perhaps writing command prompt or some script? Or configuring the
> > regedit? Thank you.
>
>
>

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This should help you with logon

>> > How to turn on automatic logon in Windows XP
>> > http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;315231

There are some options with logout -- but you need to tell me under what
conditions users will be logged out?

If I think as attacker, I would love your network. Even if I run into locked
computer all I need to do it restart it and I am logged in :-).

--
Mike
Microsoft MVP - Windows Security

"wrytat" <wrytat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8C7F7A98-53F4-4B5C-B99D-20FA95983072@microsoft.com...
> Or is there a way to prevent it from auto logging on after logging off.
> That
> is, the system only login automatically after restarting the computer.
> Thank
> you.
>
> "wrytat" wrote:
>
>> What about logging on an account using command prompt? Is there such a
>> way?
>> Thank you.
>>
>> "Miha Pihler [MVP]" wrote:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > Auto Logon is something that I would have to advise against. Still if
>> > this
>> > is something you really want to do here is how.
>> >
>> > How to turn on automatic logon in Windows XP
>> > http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;315231
>> >
>> > --
>> > Mike
>> > Microsoft MVP - Windows Security
>> >
>> > "wrytat" <wrytat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:72960E23-F9AB-4BE8-A9FB-154E054E0CB6@microsoft.com...
>> > > My company's using a Windows 2000 server, and all our workstations
>> > > are
>> > > either
>> > > installed with Windows 98 or Windows XP. Is there any way to make a
>> > > user
>> > > log
>> > > out by itself? And also likewise, is there any method to make a user
>> > > login
>> > > by
>> > > itself? Perhaps writing command prompt or some script? Or configuring
>> > > the
>> > > regedit? Thank you.
>> >
>> >
>> >

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.security (More info?)

It would be quite difficult to do what you would like.

Why would you want to logout people when doing backup? You can simply
schedule a backup at off hours (e.g. after 5 pm)?

--
Mike
Microsoft MVP - Windows Security

"wrytat" <wrytat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:16D5E40F-3F2C-49DD-A2E2-569447D1F6A6@microsoft.com...
> Yes, I tried this method and it works. But the problem is it keeps logging
> on
> to the same account, even after I log out. I wish to make it such that
> when I
> log out, it won't log in again.
>
> Actually, is there a way for me to help someone login with the account
> using
> command prompt? My main motive of this is like this. I want to log out all
> the users when I am doing a system backup, and help them log in again
> after
> backup.
>
> Thank you.
>
> "Miha Pihler [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> This should help you with logon
>>
>> >> > How to turn on automatic logon in Windows XP
>> >> > http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;315231
>>
>> There are some options with logout -- but you need to tell me under what
>> conditions users will be logged out?
>>
>> If I think as attacker, I would love your network. Even if I run into
>> locked
>> computer all I need to do it restart it and I am logged in :-).
>>
>> --
>> Mike
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Security
>>
>> "wrytat" <wrytat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8C7F7A98-53F4-4B5C-B99D-20FA95983072@microsoft.com...
>> > Or is there a way to prevent it from auto logging on after logging off.
>> > That
>> > is, the system only login automatically after restarting the computer.
>> > Thank
>> > you.
>> >
>> > "wrytat" wrote:
>> >
>> >> What about logging on an account using command prompt? Is there such a
>> >> way?
>> >> Thank you.
>> >>
>> >> "Miha Pihler [MVP]" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> >
>> >> > Auto Logon is something that I would have to advise against. Still
>> >> > if
>> >> > this
>> >> > is something you really want to do here is how.
>> >> >
>> >> > How to turn on automatic logon in Windows XP
>> >> > http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;315231
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Mike
>> >> > Microsoft MVP - Windows Security
>> >> >
>> >> > "wrytat" <wrytat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> > news:72960E23-F9AB-4BE8-A9FB-154E054E0CB6@microsoft.com...
>> >> > > My company's using a Windows 2000 server, and all our workstations
>> >> > > are
>> >> > > either
>> >> > > installed with Windows 98 or Windows XP. Is there any way to make
>> >> > > a
>> >> > > user
>> >> > > log
>> >> > > out by itself? And also likewise, is there any method to make a
>> >> > > user
>> >> > > login
>> >> > > by
>> >> > > itself? Perhaps writing command prompt or some script? Or
>> >> > > configuring
>> >> > > the
>> >> > > regedit? Thank you.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>>
>>
>>