Re: Auto Login Logout

From: Miha Pihler [MVP] (mihap-news_at_atlantis.si)
Date: 07/27/05 

Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 19:15:20 +0200

This should help you with logon

>> > How to turn on automatic logon in Windows XP
>> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-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/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-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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