Win XP: Log users on/off

[Lew Barnesson]

I need to write code which can determine what users are logged on, and which
can log users off. Can anyone steer me to such a Namespace/API's? Thanks.

- Lew

 

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello Lew,

LB> I need to write code which can determine what users are logged on,

Systen.Environment.UserName

LB> and which can log users off.

What does it mean?

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WBR,
Michael Nemtsev :: blog: http://spaces.live.com/laflour

"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not
cease to be insipid." (c) Friedrich Nietzsche

 

[LewB]

Michael,
Thanks for responding. What does it mean? (Re: parental supervision) I need
to be able to log off a specific user. - Lew

 

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello lewb,

Use WTSLogoffSession with the user's session ID

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...v/termserv/wtsregistersessionnotification.asp
sample is there http://www.pinvoke.net/default.aspx/wtsapi32/WTSLogoffSession.html


l> Michael,
l> Thanks for responding. What does it mean? (Re: parental supervision)
l> I need
l> to be able to log off a specific user. - Lew
l> l>---
WBR,
Michael Nemtsev :: blog: http://spaces.live.com/laflour

"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not
cease to be insipid." (c) Friedrich Nietzsche

 

[LewB]

Michael,
Thanks again! Although I still do not have a way to enumerate ALL logged-on
users. - Lew

 

[LewB]

Oh Oh! I spoke too soon -- I need the Enumeration() and Logoff()
capabilities to work with users logging on locally to a standalone PC
running XP (not a server). Doesn't seem as though the WTS... functions would
work in that environment. :-(

Any other thoughts on this? Thanks. - Lew

 

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello lewb,

Then use ExitWindows() API function http://www.pinvoke.net/search.aspx?search=ExitWindows&namespace=[All]

l> Oh Oh! I spoke too soon -- I need the Enumeration() and Logoff()
l> capabilities to work with users logging on locally to a standalone PC
l> running XP (not a server). Doesn't seem as though the WTS...
l> functions would work in that environment. :-(
l>
l> Any other thoughts on this? Thanks. - Lew
l>
l> l>---
WBR,
Michael Nemtsev :: blog: http://spaces.live.com/laflour

"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not
cease to be insipid." (c) Friedrich Nietzsch

 

[Willy Denoyette [MVP]]

Sure it does, it's the only environment in which you can have two (Windows
XP) users logged on simultaniously. But honestly I fail to see why you want
this on a workstation, interactve user sessions should log off manually
don't they?


Willy.

|
| Oh Oh! I spoke too soon -- I need the Enumeration() and Logoff()
| capabilities to work with users logging on locally to a standalone PC
| running XP (not a server). Doesn't seem as though the WTS... functions
would
| work in that environment. :-(
|
| Any other thoughts on this? Thanks. - Lew
|
|
| | > Hello lewb,
| >
| > Use WTSLogoffSession with the user's session ID
| >
| >
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...v/termserv/wtsregistersessionnotification.asp
| > sample is there
| > http://www.pinvoke.net/default.aspx/wtsapi32/WTSLogoffSession.html
| >
| >
| > l> Michael,
| > l> Thanks for responding. What does it mean? (Re: parental supervision)
| > l> I need
| > l> to be able to log off a specific user. - Lew
| > l> | > l>
| >>> Hello Lew,
| >>>
| >>> LB> I need to write code which can determine what users are logged
| >>> on,
| >>>
| >>> Systen.Environment.UserName
| >>>
| >>> LB> and which can log users off.
| >>> What does it mean?
| >>> ---
| >>> WBR,
| >>> Michael Nemtsev :: blog: http://spaces.live.com/laflour
| >>> "At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents
| >>> do not cease to be insipid." (c) Friedrich Nietzsche
| >>>
| > ---
| > WBR,
| > Michael Nemtsev :: blog: http://spaces.live.com/laflour
| >
| > "At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do
| > not cease to be insipid." (c) Friedrich Nietzsche
| >
| >
|
|

 

[LewB]

Willy,

Not in this case.

This is for parental supervision purposes (as mentioned in my original post)
in an environment where only one person will be using the PC/logged-on at a
time (and I did mention in my original post a non-server environment which
would be accessed locally, as opposed to remote access).

Thanks anyway. - Lew

 

[LewB]

Michael,

Thanks; I'll check it out. - Lew

Hello lewb,

Then use ExitWindows() API function
http://www.pinvoke.net/search.aspx?search=ExitWindows&namespace=[All]

l> Oh Oh! I spoke too soon -- I need the Enumeration() and Logoff()
l> capabilities to work with users logging on locally to a standalone PC
l> running XP (not a server). Doesn't seem as though the WTS...
l> functions would work in that environment. :-(
l> l> Any other thoughts on this? Thanks. - Lew
l> l>---
WBR,
Michael Nemtsev :: blog: http://spaces.live.com/laflour

"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do
not cease to be insipid." (c) Friedrich Nietzsche

 

[Efraim Neuberger]

This will give the list of local users;
NetUserEnum


If you want the list of loged on users then use:
NetWkstaUserEnum;