Thursday, February 16, 2006, 6:56:38 PM, you wrote: MP> Another way I have seen this done is via a logon script and the MP> users home directory, basically the directory is limited to 1 MP> connection then if this number is exceeded the computer logs the user off.
MP> Very crude I know. MP> Mark MP> -----Original Message----- MP> From: Jacqui Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MP> Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 17:46:35 MP> To:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org MP> Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Limit Logon thru GPO MP> MP> MP> I have seen CConnect working fine in a Windows 2003 environment. MP> MP> MP> Jacqui. MP> MP> MP> This cconnect.exe seems interesting anybody used it with 2003 MP> Server? or is it strictly a NT/2000 tool? MP> MP> MP> MP> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MP> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Darren Mar-Elia MP> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 8:17 AM MP> To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org MP> Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Limit Logon thru GPO MP> MP> There is no native way of doing this in GP, but there is the MP> Resource Kit utility Cconnect.exe that tries to accomplish the MP> same thing without messy AD partitions (not at all to imply that MP> anything remotely related to AD is messy :)) MP> MP> Darren MP> MP> MP> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MP> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Aaron Visser MP> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 7:59 AM MP> To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org MP> Subject: [ActiveDir] Limit Logon thru GPO MP> Sorry if this question has already been asked but I was sure I MP> saw this at one time and now I cannot find it anywhere. I am MP> beginning to think it was all just a wishful dream. MP> MP> Q. Is it possible to limit the number of logons a user may have at any one moment, using GPO? MP> MP> Microsoft has released the LimitLogin tool, which you can MP> download from MP> http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/d/0/fd05def7-68a1-4f71-8546-25c359cc0842/limitlogin.exe. MP> The tool stores logged-on information in a custom AD partition MP> (dc=limitlogin, dc=<domain>, dc=<com>; e.g., MP> dc=limitlogin,dc=savilltech,dc=com) via a Microsoft IIS 6.0 MP> (Windows Server 2003) hosted Web service, a client component, and a logon and logoff script. MP> MP> This is the only answer I could find on the internet but surely MP> this cannot be the only way, like I mentioned I was sure I saw MP> this at one time and now I cannot find it anywhere. Was it all a MP> dream? Should MS get there act together? or did I really see this? MP> I would rather not use LimitLogon as it seems like a bit of a pain MP> in the a$$ to setup and I am pretty sure it is irreversible. MP> MP> MP> Thanks, MP> MP> MP> Aaron Visser hello, if i understand your way, you must create a share per user's home dir. One share with subdir sounds much simple to manage and should provide better performance.. If you are using one share, i am interested in your solution (as far as i can remember, the connection limit is per share and not per login connected to the shares) Mathieu CHATEAU List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
