Windows logon from external program/service

[marko]

Is it possible to create a *Windows service* that could make logon to
desktop/console (instead of manual user logon-entering username and
password)...something like Remote Desktop does when one connects via RDP,
but on local console?

I don't want to autologon when starting Windows, but to logon from that
specific service (it will control when to logon and to logoff).

 

[Guest]

Hi there Marko,

The best you can do is to have the system cache the last user name to log
on, but not the password. Is this machine standalone or in a domain
environment? (ie-at work.)

Best Regards,

~Will

 

[marko]

This machine is currently standalone. It is not important to me will it be
in domain or in workgroup.

I know about cacheing usernames, but it doesn't solve my problem. It would
be great if I could get machine to automatically make a log on if someone on
the console makes logoff (after the logoff process is completed, some
predefined user is logged on again). Or another example: to enable log on to
console by sending some command to the computer over the network.

In the meantime, I found something about changing GINA for this purpose, but
there are no enough documentation about this on the Net. The security risk
envolved with this modification is not important to me.

So, if someone has some experience about this...thanks in advance!

Best regards,
m.