How can I tell if a user is logged into the network? 1

[matrix101]

Hi,

How can I tell if a local user who is in the office (not remote) is logged into the network?

Thanks.

 

[markdmac]

On the server right click the My Computer icon. Choose MANAGE.

Navigate to System Tools/Shared Folders/Sessions

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Mark

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[matrix101]

thanks!

 

[matrix101]

So if I look at the DC under sessions I should see all the people logged into the network??? Which would be 100s of users in my case...because I only see no more then 10.

 

[markdmac]

You would need to query each DC.

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Regards,

Mark

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[DThornton123]

That shows users that are connected to shares on that server. It does not necessarily show all users on the network. If a user is connected and not using any shares they will not appear on any server under shared folders\sessions.

 

[matrix101]

Thx DThornton123 - I'll have to keep researching it then. I wonder what would be the simplest way to find out whether John Doe is currently connected to the network or not. I can have him run IPCONFIG, or ...hmmm, not sure. Let me know if you have anymore ideas, thx.

 

[markdmac]

That shows users that are connected to shares on that server

Most networks have users connecting to a home folder on the network. True it is not a rule, but happens most of the time.

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Mark

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[DThornton123]

Mark is right, if there is share used by all users then this will get you where you want to be.

Note that logged into the network and logged onto a PC are typically different. Logged onto the network would be when a PC connects via a VPN and hasn't logged onto any PCs/servers. Your VPN device may allow you to see who is connected or not.

When someone logs onto a PC there are some things you can do to determine if they're logged onto the network. One is the solution Mark suggested. There is probably some IT management software out there that will do this. The problem is that Windows doesn't really differentiate between users and other resource requestors, at least not like Unix systems do.

You can simulate this with logon/logoff scripts for users that log onto a network PC. The scripts append the info to a file that you can then peruse to see who logged in/out when and where.