Is there a Difference between logoff and shutdown -l -command in Windows?
They both logoff the current session.
(Background: i had a Problem where the software in the costumers remotesession (w2k12) didn't ran correctly until i logged of via logoff from command line.
The customer disconnects the session daily via a shortcut on the desktop, which starts a batch with the line shutdown -l)
Both are executables in system32-directory.
Do they run different logoff-sequences?
Is it possible to delegate the right to log other users off? I'd like to give users the ability to log another user off of a computer, but I'm not willing to make everyone administrators to do so. We are currently on an 03 domain but are in the process of upgrading to 08. I know I can create a scheduled task to log the user off after a certain idle time, but don't really like that solution either.
I'm not talking about servers. I'm talking about standard client PCs (XP and 7) out in the house and I want average users to be able to log other average users off.
I need to disable log off function for terminal services users. Disconnect option only will be acceptable. Is any script to make it works?
I want to get unique logon & log off event from my pc. In the event viewer i can see more then one entry for login & log out event. I check most of the event details but could not found unique event for logged in by user.
I'm working on an application to track network user logon/logoff events in an Active Directory domain; the application will work by auditing security logs on domain controllers.
Auditing logon events can get somewhat tricky, but it can succesfully be done.
My problem: how can I track logoff events?
Based on some research I've done, it looks like these events are only logged locally on workstations, but not on DCs; also, the "lastLogoff" attribute exists on AD user objects, but it's not actually used by anyone.
This is a very specific question: is something logged on DCs when a user logs off from a domain workstation?
To clarify: I'm not intereseted in other auditing mehods, I can't deploy logon/logoff scripts and I can't install anything anywhere; I also know opened and closed network sessions are logged, but this is not what I'm looking for. I need to audit interactive logons and logoffs to domain workstations, and I can do this by only reading domain controllers security logs; reading each workstation's local event logs is out of question.
If this can't be done, it's ok; but I need a clear answer on that.
