find system user is currently logged onto

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Guest

Sorry if this is the wrong forum. New to it.

Is there a vbs or whs script that one can run from your admin workstation or
DC that will tell you what system(s) a user is logged onto? all server
2003/XP forest, AD, DNS, muliti-subnet IP address WAN.
 
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Steven L Umbach

PsloggedOn is a tool that may be able to do what you want and is free to
try. I believe the W2003 SP1 tool called limitlogon can also do such though
there is both a server and client component that needs to be installed in
domain computers but that can easily be done via Group Policy Software
Installation since the installs are .msi files. The links below explain
more. --- Steve

http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/PsLoggedOn.html
http://www.techlog.nl/archive/2005/03/14/limitlogon__stop_concurrent_ac
http://bink.nu/files/limitlogonfaq.htm
 
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Brad Dinerman [MVP - Windows Server Networking]

Steve,

I'm not sure you're interpreting Eric's question correctly.

I think he's asking that if he provides a user name as input, then the
tool/script should provide the computer at which that user is logged on
as the output.

The PSLogedOn tool accepts the computer name as the input and provides
user name as output, which is just the opposite.

Eric, can you confirm?

Thank you,
Brad


______________________________________
Bradley J. Dinerman, MVP - Windows Server Systems
President, New England Information Security Group
http://www.neisg.org
 
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Steven L Umbach

Hi Brad.

I have not used it lately but according the SysInternals you can search for
user? Limitlogon will also show where the user is logged on if it is
implemented by going to the user account in ADUC and looking at the
limitlogon info for that user. --- Steve

If you specify a user name instead of a computer, PsLoggedOn searches the
computers in the network neighborhood and tells you if the user is currently
logged on. Full source code is included.

"Brad Dinerman [MVP - Windows Server Networking]"
 
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Brad Dinerman [MVP - Windows Server Networking]

Steve,

Indeed... you are correct. It will take either input and provide the
appropriate output.

Cool utility...

-Brad


______________________________________
Bradley J. Dinerman, MVP - Windows Server Systems
President, New England Information Security Group
http://www.neisg.org
 
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Steven L Umbach

Sounds good. It uses old technology rather than Active Directory but it if
it does what a user wants then that is a good thing especially when the
price is right. :) --- Steve

"Brad Dinerman [MVP - Windows Server Networking]"
 
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Guest

Brad and Steven thank you for responding. Yes Brad you were correct I wanted
a tool that one could input the user ID and the system they were currently
logged onto would be the output, preferably the System name and IP address.
Steven Thank you again for the solution.

The reason I was wondering about it being a VBS or WHS script is for
modification purpose, I was wanting to be able to add in a feature or two,
something like which services were running, memory and CPU usage.


Brad Dinerman [MVP - Windows Server Netw said:
Steve,

Indeed... you are correct. It will take either input and provide the
appropriate output.

Cool utility...

-Brad


______________________________________
Bradley J. Dinerman, MVP - Windows Server Systems
President, New England Information Security Group
http://www.neisg.org
Hi Brad.

I have not used it lately but according the SysInternals you can search for
user? Limitlogon will also show where the user is logged on if it is
implemented by going to the user account in ADUC and looking at the
limitlogon info for that user. --- Steve

If you specify a user name instead of a computer, PsLoggedOn searches the
computers in the network neighborhood and tells you if the user is currently
logged on. Full source code is included.
 
S

Steven L Umbach

I can't help you with a script but you may want to post in some of the
Windows scripting newsgroups and maybe someone there could help or point you
in the right direction. --- Steve


eric said:
Brad and Steven thank you for responding. Yes Brad you were correct I
wanted
a tool that one could input the user ID and the system they were currently
logged onto would be the output, preferably the System name and IP
address.
Steven Thank you again for the solution.

The reason I was wondering about it being a VBS or WHS script is for
modification purpose, I was wanting to be able to add in a feature or two,
something like which services were running, memory and CPU usage.


Brad Dinerman [MVP - Windows Server Netw said:
Steve,

Indeed... you are correct. It will take either input and provide the
appropriate output.

Cool utility...

-Brad


______________________________________
Bradley J. Dinerman, MVP - Windows Server Systems
President, New England Information Security Group
http://www.neisg.org
Hi Brad.

I have not used it lately but according the SysInternals you can search
for
user? Limitlogon will also show where the user is logged on if it is
implemented by going to the user account in ADUC and looking at the
limitlogon info for that user. --- Steve

If you specify a user name instead of a computer, PsLoggedOn searches
the
computers in the network neighborhood and tells you if the user is
currently
logged on. Full source code is included.

"Brad Dinerman [MVP - Windows Server Networking]"

Steve,

I'm not sure you're interpreting Eric's question correctly.

I think he's asking that if he provides a user name as input, then the
tool/script should provide the computer at which that user is logged on
as
the output.

The PSLogedOn tool accepts the computer name as the input and provides
user name as output, which is just the opposite.

Eric, can you confirm?

Thank you,
Brad


______________________________________
Bradley J. Dinerman, MVP - Windows Server Systems
President, New England Information Security Group
http://www.neisg.org

Steven L Umbach wrote:

PsloggedOn is a tool that may be able to do what you want and is free
to
try. I believe the W2003 SP1 tool called limitlogon can also do such
though there is both a server and client component that needs to be
installed in domain computers but that can easily be done via Group
Policy Software Installation since the installs are .msi files. The
links
below explain more. --- Steve

http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/PsLoggedOn.html
http://www.techlog.nl/archive/2005/03/14/limitlogon__stop_concurrent_ac
http://bink.nu/files/limitlogonfaq.htm



Sorry if this is the wrong forum. New to it.

Is there a vbs or whs script that one can run from your admin
workstation
or
DC that will tell you what system(s) a user is logged onto? all
server
2003/XP forest, AD, DNS, muliti-subnet IP address WAN.
 

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