Re: find system user is currently logged onto

Sounds good. It uses old technology rather than Active Directory but it if
it does what a user wants then that is a good thing especially when the
price is right. :) --- Steve

"Brad Dinerman [MVP - Windows Server Networking]"
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> Steve,
>
> Indeed... you are correct. It will take either input and provide the
> appropriate output.
>
> Cool utility...
>
> -Brad
>
>
> ______________________________________
> Bradley J. Dinerman, MVP - Windows Server Systems
> President, New England Information Security Group
> http://www.neisg.org
>
> Steven L Umbach wrote:
>> Hi Brad.
>>
>> I have not used it lately but according the SysInternals you can search
>> for user? Limitlogon will also show where the user is logged on if it is
>> implemented by going to the user account in ADUC and looking at the
>> limitlogon info for that user. --- Steve
>>
>> If you specify a user name instead of a computer, PsLoggedOn searches the
>> computers in the network neighborhood and tells you if the user is
>> currently logged on. Full source code is included.
>>
>> "Brad Dinerman [MVP - Windows Server Networking]"
>> <NewsPost@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>
>>>Steve,
>>>
>>>I'm not sure you're interpreting Eric's question correctly.
>>>
>>>I think he's asking that if he provides a user name as input, then the
>>>tool/script should provide the computer at which that user is logged on
>>>as the output.
>>>
>>>The PSLogedOn tool accepts the computer name as the input and provides
>>>user name as output, which is just the opposite.
>>>
>>>Eric, can you confirm?
>>>
>>>Thank you,
>>>Brad
>>>
>>>
>>>______________________________________
>>>Bradley J. Dinerman, MVP - Windows Server Systems
>>>President, New England Information Security Group
>>>http://www.neisg.org
>>>
>>>Steven L Umbach wrote:
>>>
>>>>PsloggedOn is a tool that may be able to do what you want and is free to
>>>>try. I believe the W2003 SP1 tool called limitlogon can also do such
>>>>though there is both a server and client component that needs to be
>>>>installed in domain computers but that can easily be done via Group
>>>>Policy Software Installation since the installs are .msi files. The
>>>>links below explain more. --- Steve
>>>>
>>>>http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/PsLoggedOn.html
>>>>http://www.techlog.nl/archive/2005/03/14/limitlogon__stop_concurrent_ac
>>>>http://bink.nu/files/limitlogonfaq.htm
>>>>
>>>>"eric" <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>news:2C91D8B9-EADF-4779-877F-066E7C2BBF8D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Sorry if this is the wrong forum. New to it.
>>>>>
>>>>>Is there a vbs or whs script that one can run from your admin
>>>>>workstation or
>>>>>DC that will tell you what system(s) a user is logged onto? all server
>>>>>2003/XP forest, AD, DNS, muliti-subnet IP address WAN.
>>>>
>>>>
>>


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