Other than auditing, I'm not aware of any utilities out there that will give
you the log on/off times. There is the NET VIEW /DOMAIN:<domain_name> which
will tell you which computers are logged on the network. In my login script
(which is written with WinBatch), I have these lines which writes the
username, computer name, date and time when someone logs onto the domain.
:Log_user
;----- Computer Name? -----
sysinfo = WinSysInfo( )
computername = ItemExtract(1, sysinfo, @TAB)
;----- Date and Time? -----
date_time=TimeYmdHms( )
date_time=StrSub(date_time, 4, 13)
;------ Create output record with basic information ------
output_record=strcat(username,", ",computername," ,",date_time)
;----- Write Output Record -----
output_path=StrCat(Logon_Server,"\logons$\userinfo.txt")
output_file=FileOpen(output_path,"APPEND")
FileWrite(output_file, output_record)
fileclose(output_file)
Return
With W2K, you can also specify a logout script in the GPO and capture the
same information.
Greg
-----Original Message-----
From: John Stott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 4:26 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Win2000 Server: Audit both account Logins and logoffs
I agree, he has migrated from Novell that had a little program that he
clicked on that told him who was logged in and when. So I guess I am
looking for a program that will allow him to see who is logged on the
network and when the log on and when they log off. My client is a lawyer and
a judge, he is set in his desire to have a program that will do this for
him.
John Stott
Consultant
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-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Page [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 3:39 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Win2000 Server: Audit both account Logins and logoffs
I'm not fully understanding your question. Did you intend to put Win2000
both times? In Win2000 you set up auditing with the GPO. In NT 4, it's
through User Manager For Domains. How is he going to track them if they only
lock the computer instead of logging off? And what if they log in locally?
You need to convince him that this isn't a sound way to find out if people
are at work.
Greg
-----Original Message-----
From: John Stott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 3:23 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Win2000 Server: Audit both account Logins and logoffs
My question comes from one of my clients. He wants to have a way of tracking
when his users are login and logging off of the network. I have set up
Win2000 domain audit policy to track account logins both successful and
failures. My question is does Win2000 have a way to audit logoffs? If not,
is there a 3rd party program that will allow simple reporting of logon and
logoffs of the domain. My client wants to be able to track the comings and
goings of his employees. Thank you in advance for any help in this matter.
John Stott
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