network login tracking

[Guest]

Is Windows 2000 Server capable of, or is there a third party software for tracking network logins? Our network uses static IP addresses that are traceable to the computer and user assigned to it, but I am looking for a logging program that will show me who logged in and when.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Is Windows 2000 Server capable of, or is there a third party software for

tracking network logins? Our network uses static IP addresses that are
traceable to the computer and user assigned to it, but I am looking for a
logging program that will show me who logged in and when.

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An easy way is to include this line in your logon script:

echo %date% %time% %UserName% >> \\YourServer\SomeShare\%Computername%.txt

You then schedule a task to run on your server at regular intervals to scoop
up all existing log files:

type \\YourServer\SomeShare\*.* >> c:\Logs\Login.log
del /q \\YourServer\SomeShare\*.*

 

[DavieC]

You could write a small batch file such as:

echo %username%,%computername%,%date%,%time% >> \\server\share\logins.txt

and run it at logon?

DavieC

Is Windows 2000 Server capable of, or is there a third party software for

tracking network logins? Our network uses static IP addresses that are
traceable to the computer and user assigned to it, but I am looking for a
logging program that will show me who logged in and when.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

You could, but you will have a sharing violation as soon as
two people log on at the same time. This will be a highly
visible error. Depending on the number of users, this can
be a frequent event on a Monday morning.