Silent User

[Jay]

I have created an admin account that is used to start services (among other
things). Non-human account... password never expires etc etc.
This is on Vista Biz. When I boot up this user account is displayed (icon)
alongside mine as a potential user to log in. Can I stop this from
happening?

Jay

 

[Robert Firth]

What do you want it to do? Auto log into your normal account, or display the
classic login dialog where you have to manually enter the username and
password? You know there is a default account called administrator you can
access from safe mode to do all those tasks that require admin privileges.
You can probably just set a password to that.

Robert Firth
http://www.winvistainfo.org

 

[Jay]

When I boot I have (had) 2 options.
1. Log on as me using my fingerprint
2. Log as me with a Uid and Pwd

I now have a 3rd icon offering me the chance to log on as this new (admin)
account.
Can this account be removed from the log on options?
I use this account to start SQL Server /SQL Agent. This account also has SA
privileges in SQL.
It is not an account that would ever "log on" to Windows.

Jay

 

[Andrew McLaren]

Hi Jay,

Run regedit and create the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList

(Winlogon already exists, you need to create SpecialAccounts and UserList
keys).

Under UserList key, add a REG_DWORD value with the name of the user you wish
to hide (eg "sqlservice" or whatever). Give it the value of 0, to hide the
user from the logon screen. To make the user visible again, delete their
name, or set the value to 1.

When you reboot, the user will not appear on the logon welcome screen.

Hope it helps,

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

Hi Jay,

Run regedit and create the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList

(Winlogon already exists, you need to create SpecialAccounts and UserList
keys).

Under UserList key, add a REG_DWORD value with the name of the user you
wish to hide (eg "sqlservice" or whatever). Give it the value of 0, to
hide the user from the logon screen. To make the user visible again,
delete their name, or set the value to 1.

When you reboot, the user will not appear on the logon welcome screen.

Excellent. Does this work on XP too?

ss.

 

[Jay]

Hi Jay,

Run regedit and create the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList

(Winlogon already exists, you need to create SpecialAccounts and UserList
keys).

Under UserList key, add a REG_DWORD value with the name of the user you
wish to hide (eg "sqlservice" or whatever). Give it the value of 0, to
hide the user from the logon screen. To make the user visible again,
delete their name, or set the value to 1.

When you reboot, the user will not appear on the logon welcome screen.

Hope it helps,

Many thanks

Jay

 

[Andrew McLaren]

Excellent. Does this work on XP too?

Yes!

In fact, the SpecialAccounts and UserList keys already exist in XP, by
default. For some reason they were removed from the default registry in
Vista - but they still work, once you create them by hand.


Fraternal regards,

 

[MICHAEL]

* Andrew McLaren:

Yes!

In fact, the SpecialAccounts and UserList keys already exist in XP, by
default. For some reason they were removed from the default registry in
Vista - but they still work, once you create them by hand.


Fraternal regards,

I certainly wish there were just a couple more fellows like
you around these parts. You are a class act and very helpful.


Take care,

Michael

 

[Andrew McLaren]

I certainly wish there were just a couple more fellows like
you around these parts. You are a class act and very helpful.

Awww, shucks Thanks, Michael - I appreciate the feedback.

What I really wanted to tell everyone is how much I like Ubuntu 7.04 ... but
hell, I've just been too busy answering questions ))

 

[MICHAEL]

* Andrew McLaren:

Awww, shucks Thanks, Michael - I appreciate the feedback.

Folks like you, Michael Solomon, John Barnett, Ramesh,
Rock (who I haven't seen in awhile), Lang Murphy and a few
others, really make this group a worthwhile place to come
for answers and insight.

What I really wanted to tell everyone is how much I like Ubuntu 7.04 ... but
hell, I've just been too busy answering questions ))

LOL!


Take care,

Michael

 

[Michael Solomon]

* Andrew McLaren:

Folks like you, Michael Solomon, John Barnett, Ramesh,
Rock (who I haven't seen in awhile), Lang Murphy and a few
others, really make this group a worthwhile place to come
for answers and insight.


LOL!


Take care,

Michael

Wow, thanks, Michael...it's great to be noticed that way and I'm flattered
to be included with the others you mentioned!

 

[MICHAEL]

* Michael Solomon:

Wow, thanks, Michael...it's great to be noticed that way and I'm flattered
to be included with the others you mentioned!

You're welcome, Michael.

An MVP I really miss is Colin Barnhorst.... he had been a valuable
contributor to these Vista groups since June 2006. I believe the
excessive "noise" in this group drove him away. He had just returned
to the group after a brief absence while recovering from a health issue, too.

I don't answer quite as many posts as I used to, but I do read
many of them.

Please, stick around.


Take care,

Michael

 

[Michael Solomon]

* Michael Solomon:


You're welcome, Michael.

An MVP I really miss is Colin Barnhorst.... he had been a valuable
contributor to these Vista groups since June 2006. I believe the
excessive "noise" in this group drove him away. He had just returned
to the group after a brief absence while recovering from a health issue,
too.

I don't answer quite as many posts as I used to, but I do read
many of them.

Please, stick around.


Take care,

Michael

Yes, Colin Barnhorst was very knowledgeable. I did see him post briefly not
too long ago where he mentioned he had been ill and seemed to indicate he
was still in the recovery process.

The other Vista groups aren't quite as noisy!

I'm not posting as much as I once did either; less chance of getting burned
out that way!

Thanks again.

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

Yes!

In fact, the SpecialAccounts and UserList keys already exist in XP, by
default. For some reason they were removed from the default registry in
Vista - but they still work, once you create them by hand.

Thanks a lot!

I usually have some other user accounts on my machines for network shares
and remote desktop users, so it is nice to be able to hide them to make
things look neater.

ss.