Tracking user login/logout

I'm looking for a method that tracks each Terminal Services user by
connection, showing when they logged in and logged out. Ideally this would
generate a simple log file that shows the user, their connection number,
time/date of start&end of the connection, and maybe an exit code showing why
they disconnected.

Everything I've found here and elsewhere online just talks about turning on
user audit and checking the event log. This doesn't really work for us. For
one thing, some of our users have to establish multiple terminal sessions to
do their work, and the log events don't distinguish between which session is
ending. Also, it seems like some events -- such as a session getting reset
via TS Manager -- don't show up in the Event Log as expected. Mostly,
though, it's a matter of requiring too much effort to muddle through the
Event Log, even when filtered, to try to reconstruct the chronology of the
sessions.

I know I'm not alone in looking for a solution to this. Anyone have one?

Kevin

ps. Since my company is generating revenue hand over fist, any solution of
course has to cost $0.

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