Identifying connection events to console session

[Guest kalevet]

Hi,

 

Is there any way to identify the connection and disconnection of a user to a

console session, at the server level? Were I work several users have to

connect from time to time to the console of a Win2003 server. I'd like to

write something that will notify the users if they snatched the console

session while it was in use by another user. For that, I need somehow to get

the connection and disconnection events, if there's such a thing.

 

Any Ideas?

[Guest Jeff Pitsch]

Re: Identifying connection events to console session

 

It's been a while since I've done this but Windows used to tell you when

you were taking the console session if someone was logged in.

 

Jeff Pitsch

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kalevet wrote:

> Hi,

>

> Is there any way to identify the connection and disconnection of a user to a

> console session, at the server level? Were I work several users have to

> connect from time to time to the console of a Win2003 server. I'd like to

> write something that will notify the users if they snatched the console

> session while it was in use by another user. For that, I need somehow to get

> the connection and disconnection events, if there's such a thing.

>

> Any Ideas?

>

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Identifying connection events to console session

 

It does, unless multiple persons share the same account (i.e. all

log on as Administrator).

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Jeff Pitsch <Jeff@Jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote on 22 aug 2007

in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> It's been a while since I've done this but Windows used to tell

> you when you were taking the console session if someone was

> logged in.

>

> Jeff Pitsch

> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> Citrix Technology Professional

> Provision Networks VIP

>

> Forums not enough?

> Get support from the experts at your business

> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>

> kalevet wrote:

>> Hi,

>>

>> Is there any way to identify the connection and disconnection

>> of a user to a console session, at the server level? Were I

>> work several users have to connect from time to time to the

>> console of a Win2003 server. I'd like to write something that

>> will notify the users if they snatched the console session

>> while it was in use by another user. For that, I need somehow

>> to get the connection and disconnection events, if there's such

>> a thing.

>>

>> Any Ideas?

[Guest Helge Klein]

Re: Identifying connection events to console session

 

The following notification mechanisms are built into Windows for this

purpose:

 

For "normal" applications: WTSRegisterSessionNotification

 

For services: HandlerEx

 

The documentation on WTSRegisterSessionNotification is a good starting

point:

 

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa383841.aspx

 

I hope this helps.

 

Helge

 

On 22 Aug., 14:02, kalevet <kale...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Hi,

>

> Is there any way to identify the connection and disconnection of a user to a

> console session, at the server level? Were I work several users have to

> connect from time to time to the console of a Win2003 server. I'd like to

> write something that will notify the users if they snatched the console

> session while it was in use by another user. For that, I need somehow to get

> the connection and disconnection events, if there's such a thing.

>

> Any Ideas?