We do: <letter1><letter2>-<username> Where: letter1 = domain the machine sits in letter2 = d for desktop, l for laptop username = my logon name. Each machine is assigned to a member of staff and when they leave the machine is rebuild before assigning to someone else. If I had multiple machines, we add a -1, -2, -3, etc onto the end of the string.
________________________________ From: David Lum [mailto:david....@nwea.org] Sent: 15 November 2010 16:53 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Workstation names and who it belongs to How do you guys handle matching users to machines? We currently have a PC naming standard of <firstinitial><lastname>-<model> but this obviously doesn't scale. One possibility is putting the user name in the description field in AD (I do this for %sidejob%), but I was wondering if there was a better way to automatically get a machine <->user lookup. How do you guys handle it? David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this email in error. QinetiQ may monitor email traffic data and also the content of email for the purposes of security. QinetiQ Limited (Registered in England & Wales: Company Number: 3796233) Registered office: 85 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6PD http://www.qinetiq.com. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
