Re: User logging

Ramesh <ramesh2020@gmaildotcom> wrote:
Thanks Lanwench.

Logins and file access would do just fine. Only worried about the
lengthy logs you mentioned. I hope there are ways to search for a
name or folder name.

Not really, with built in stuff.

Am also checking out a freeware i downloaded for this.

My concern is not illegal by the law. My suspicion is User A is
accessing User B account when User B has left office. And also
manipulating data even from own area in secrecy. Illegal by norms of
the office.

Sure. In that case, though, perhaps you need to implement technological
solutions such as I suggested ....if user A doesn't know user B's password,
and doesn't have admin or power user rights, how could user A be easily
doing that? Granted, anyone who's got physical access to this computer could
do whatever they wished, given enough time & skill, but you can at least
make it extremely difficult.


Thanks for teh help.
Ramesh


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
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Ramesh <ramesh2020@gmaildotcom> wrote:
Hi,

Is there a way i could see a log of which user logged on when in the
PC?

Does every user have his/her own login, with a password nobody else
knows, and are these accounts members of the local Users group only?
Do users log themselves out of the computer when done with their
work? Does the computer's built-in Administrator account have a
password only you know?

If the above are true, you can enable auditing to see some of what
you wish, but even that may not give you sufficientinformation.

Plus even better if i could see what programs were run by that
user.

Nope.

Do we have such logging facility in XP?

Not for anything besides logins and specific file access if you wish
to enable that (and look through the lengthy logs).

Or could someone
recommend any third party software which could do this?

You might look at some of the "net nanny" programs or keyloggers.

Purpose is to monitor my staff using the office PC. I suspect some
misuse is happening out of office hours.

Thanks for any help.
Ramesh

Hope this helps. However, I must add that if it's after office
hours, and the "misuse" doesn't involve anything illegal, it seems
odd to me that you'd be bothered about this.



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