Re: Can Windows 2003 limit Concurrent logon

From: Jason (jasons_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/27/05 

Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 17:57:05 -0500

One of our branch office was challenged by Federal Auditors that ( we are
w2K AD domain ) we do not have mechanism in place to limit concurrent user
logon .( But we are a huge oragnization that talking about 600 DCs
globally - what can be a better solution not to use native Windows Tools if
any ,other than going for third party product like "Userlock" ?)

Jason

"Ryan Hanisco" <rhanisco@flagshipis.com> wrote in message
news:OGAQ0$LBFHA.2624@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> The only way I have ever seen to do this in 2k/ 2k3 server is to write a
> script in the logon that either increments a tracking file or writes to a
> database on logon attempt. I have never seen anything in the AD to limit
> this.
>
> Anyone else??
>
> --
> Ryan Hanisco
> MCSE, MCDBA
> Flagship Integration Services
>
> "Jason" <jasons@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eL6DU6LBFHA.1452@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> I suppose not but one of my peer colleague said that it's built in or
>> extended as a user attribute by runnning an snap-in ( which I doublt) and
> no
>> need for a SQL backend.
>>
>> The previous version of "CConnect" is good for w2k and NT4 while the beta
>> version of "LmitLogin" disappeared from MS beta web link, am I missing
>> one
>> of the the latest and the greatest user attribute ?
>>
>> Thanks in advance !
>>
>> Jason
>>
>>
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