Limit user account logins. (All)

[kastetx]

How can I limit the number of times a user can log on. I thought of many ideas, but all of them involve either script writing, or switch configuration, or dumb registry changes. Does anyone know any other way that works? What I want to do, is make it so that a user account can log on only once to a domain. No more logins onthe account should be permitted unless that user logs out.

[scott.dugan]

What OS or you running. If you are running win2k Server, This is configurable in the user manager. this function is also configurable in winnt 4.0. This option is not configurable in 98 or 95 as these systems are stupid.

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[kastetx]

i am have both 2000 and NT4 servers. You said its configurable, but either im incompetent, or we are talking about different things. If you could please point out where in user manager for NT4, and where in W2K this is configurable. Once again, I am looking to limit the amount of simultaneous logins on an account.

[iTwins]

I don't think a Windows server is capable of that...at least not that flexible, not to the point where you can restrict "a user account...". Novell Netware can...

However you may limit users in general but that really depends how your servers were set up...whether as PER-SEAT or PER-SERVER. Per-seat is each workstation has its own license whereas PER-SERVER is each server has a number of CALs or Client Access Licenses. If PER-SERVER, then that can be controlled using the Licensing shortcut located in Administrative Tools. If PER-SEAT, then it's not controllable and you have no reasons to control them.

If for other reasons, create an FTP server within your Intranet instead.