In windows 2000 this can be set in the group/domain policy if you wish to avoid manually editing the registry. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Todd Plesco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 2:58 PM Subject: Re: Login Banner
> Sharon, > > Here is a sample message: > Authorized Use Only! > > You must be assigned an account to access this computer and the network. > The information on this computer and network is the property > of this organization and is protected by intellectual property rights. > Anyone using this system expressly consents to their activities being monitored. > > The Graphical Identification and Authentication (GINA) at login that is displayed can be interpreted as > an invitation to breach system security. The "Welcome" caption on the dialog box cannot be changed. > However, you can enable a warning message dialog box to be displayed. > > NOTE: This dialog box is presented to the user after they press CTRL+ALT+DEL and before the logon dialog > box is presented. > > Windows NT and Later > To enable a warning message to be displayed, make the following changes to the registry: > Start Registry Editor. > From the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree, go to the following subkey: > SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon > Add or modify the following values: > Name Data Type Value > ----------------------------------------------- > LegalNoticeCaption REG_SZ Dialog Caption > LegalNoticeText REG_SZ Dialog Message > > > Windows 95 and Windows 98 > To enable a warning message, modify the following registry key: > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Winlogon > The string values will appear on the logon banner. > > Example: > "LegalNoticeCaption"="Important Notice:" > "LegalNoticeText"="No Unauthorized access allowed" > > > > On Fri, Dec 20, 2002 at 02:11:02PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hello List, > > > > We have a small network consisting of an NT 4.0 Server with Win95, Win98 > > and W2k workstations connected to it. There are three versions of a > > login banner popping up on these workstations and we need to standardize > > to the one "official" version. We've changed the banner on the server, > > but this has only changed some workstations. Most still have their old > > login banner displaying. Can anyone tell me how can we push out the > > changed login banner to all workstations? > > > > I've been doing mainframe (acf2/racf) security for 10 years and just > > started working on our NT environment (didn't lose the MF resonsibility, > > though), so I apologize if this question is overly simplistic. Please be > > kind. > > > > Sharon Joyner, CISSP > > IS Security Administrator > > WPS, Tampa > > 813-664-8147 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > This message is the property of Time Inc. or its affiliates. It may be > > legally privileged and/or confidential and is intended only for the use > > of the addressee(s). No addressee should forward, print, copy, or > > otherwise reproduce this message in any manner that would allow it to be > > viewed by any individual not originally listed as a recipient. If the > > reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby > > notified that any unauthorized disclosure, dissemination, distribution, > > copying or the taking of any action in reliance on the information > > herein is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication > > in error, please immediately notify the sender and delete this message. > > Thank you. > > -- > Todd Plesco > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
