automatically log on to workstation?

[Roy Avery]

I have a dedicated role workstation (Win2KPro SP4) which must have a particular domain user logged
on at all times in order for certain maintenance tasks to be performed on our billing server. I
have Windows Update set to automatically install updates at 3:00 AM, which causes the machine to
reboot. How can I have this machine automatically log on as the certain domain user after a reboot?

 

[Ray Costanzo [MVP]]

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=234562

 

[Ray Costanzo [MVP]]

I forgot an important quote to point out in my last post.

"Automatic logon is not supported when you are logging on to a domain. You
will need to join a workgroup if you want to use the automatic logon
feature."

 

[Roy Avery]

That's what I was afraid of. I was already aware that the machine could automatically log on if it
were not joined to a domain. That's how many home users preferred to have Win2K setup, especially
if they just switched from Win98. Unfortunately, if the machine were not a member of the domain,
the automatic logon would do me no good as I would need to authenticate the connection to the
billing server in order to perform the maintenance.

Roy

I forgot an important quote to point out in my last post.

"Automatic logon is not supported when you are logging on to a domain. You
will need to join a workgroup if you want to use the automatic logon
feature."

 

[Dave Patrick]

Just so the OP understands; supported or not it *does* still work. No
question the better solution is to run the application as a service.

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"Ray Costanzo [MVP]" <my first name at lane 34 dot commercial> wrote:
|I forgot an important quote to point out in my last post.
|
| "Automatic logon is not supported when you are logging on to a domain. You
| will need to join a workgroup if you want to use the automatic logon
| feature."
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|
| Ray at work
| Microsoft ASP/ASP.NET MVP

 

[Roy Avery]

I agree that the app should be run as a service, however, according to the app vendor, it does not
run as a service. The two apps are .exe files with shortcuts to the files placed in the Start Menu,
Programs, Startup folder.

 

[Dave Patrick]

This article may help you.

HOWTO: Create a User-Defined Service
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=137890


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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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:
|I agree that the app should be run as a service, however, according to the
app vendor, it does not
| run as a service. The two apps are .exe files with shortcuts to the files
placed in the Start Menu,
| Programs, Startup folder.