Except the machine in question is Windows 2000 Server :) From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 10:16 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Autologons?
AutoLogon doesn't do plaintext registry entries anymore. -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker Providing Competitive Advantage through Effective IT Leadership On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 12:00 PM, Ben Scott <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 11:43 AM, David Lum <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Do you guys have any servers thatautomatically log into the console session > at boot-up? We have computers that do that. Whether you call them a "server" or not is largely irrelevant. > Anyone have a similar situation, and if so how do you handle it? Restrict what the account can access as much as possible, both locally and on the network. Restrict physical access to the machine. If this is a domain account, be aware that "Authenticated Users" doesn't mean as much as it might otherwise. Be aware that the password will be accessible in plaintext in the registry. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
