Limit domain user accounts to one logon

[Guest]

Problem: Many users are logging on using the same account and passing
messages through the home area.

Is it possible to limit a users account so that account can only login to
any machine on the domain once and subsequent concurrent logins are denied?

e.g -----------------------------------------------------------------

USER_A logs onto MACHINE_X

another user tries to login using the same USER_A account on MACHINE_Y but
is denied until the first USER_A logs off.
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I seem to remember in my days using Novell 4 that this was easily achievable
- can it be done under Windows 2003 Server and AD.

Thanks

 

[Guest]

Logon restriction is supported in Netware but not Windows. You need to use
logon workstation attribute to control user account hard code to specific
machine name(s).

 

[Bob I]

Perhaps the OP could use the info here?
How to Use a Network Share to Limit a User's Concurrent Connections in
Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;260364

Or here

Limiting a User's Concurrent Connections in Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/237282/EN-US/

 

[Jerold Schulman]

Problem: Many users are logging on using the same account and passing
messages through the home area.

Is it possible to limit a users account so that account can only login to
any machine on the domain once and subsequent concurrent logins are denied?

e.g -----------------------------------------------------------------

USER_A logs onto MACHINE_X

another user tries to login using the same USER_A account on MACHINE_Y but
is denied until the first USER_A logs off.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

I seem to remember in my days using Novell 4 that this was easily achievable
- can it be done under Windows 2003 Server and AD.

Thanks

See tip 9159 » Microsoft releases LimitLogin v1.0.
and links in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsifaq.com

Jerold Schulman
Windows Server MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com
http://www.jsifaq.com