Guest boe Posted April 15, 2008 Posted April 15, 2008 Hello, We have a windows 2003 server that happens to be the common workstation in a conference room. People are not using TS but logging in directly on that server as themselves. Often someone will lock the server CTR ALT DEL and then leave. The next person doesn't have rights to log them off and doesn't know their password. I don't want to give them all admin rights. Is there a way I can give them the ability to log eachother off of the system? Thanks "this computer is in use and has been locked" Only "or an administrator can unlock this computer"
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted April 15, 2008 Posted April 15, 2008 Re: How to allow anyone to log off another user on main screen "boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:uUSt$8onIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Hello, > > We have a windows 2003 server that happens to be the common workstation in > a conference room. People are not using TS but logging in directly on > that server as themselves. Often someone will lock the server CTR ALT > DEL and then leave. The next person doesn't have rights to log them off > and doesn't know their password. I don't want to give them all admin > rights. > > Is there a way I can give them the ability to log eachother off of the > system? > > Thanks > > "this computer is in use and has been locked" > Only "or an administrator can unlock this computer" I don't think there is a way to do this.
Guest Andy Smith Posted April 15, 2008 Posted April 15, 2008 Re: How to allow anyone to log off another user on main screen I'd agree by saying you don't want to give them admin rights - not domain level anyway! Your only option is to add these users to the local administrators group. That will give them rights to logoff other users and control over the local machine, but not the domain. "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > "boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:uUSt$8onIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > > Hello, > > > > We have a windows 2003 server that happens to be the common workstation in > > a conference room. People are not using TS but logging in directly on > > that server as themselves. Often someone will lock the server CTR ALT > > DEL and then leave. The next person doesn't have rights to log them off > > and doesn't know their password. I don't want to give them all admin > > rights. > > > > Is there a way I can give them the ability to log eachother off of the > > system? > > > > Thanks > > > > "this computer is in use and has been locked" > > Only "or an administrator can unlock this computer" > > I don't think there is a way to do this. > > >
Guest boe Posted April 15, 2008 Posted April 15, 2008 Re: How to allow anyone to log off another user on main screen Thanks - I found an add on program I'll give a try called unlock administrator - not sure if it will work but I thought I'd see if there was already a way within Windows to do this without giving administrative rights. "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message news:eaOiNdsnIHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > "boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:uUSt$8onIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> Hello, >> >> We have a windows 2003 server that happens to be the common workstation >> in a conference room. People are not using TS but logging in directly >> on that server as themselves. Often someone will lock the server CTR >> ALT DEL and then leave. The next person doesn't have rights to log them >> off and doesn't know their password. I don't want to give them all >> admin rights. >> >> Is there a way I can give them the ability to log eachother off of the >> system? >> >> Thanks >> >> "this computer is in use and has been locked" >> Only "or an administrator can unlock this computer" > > I don't think there is a way to do this. >
Guest boe Posted April 15, 2008 Posted April 15, 2008 Re: How to allow anyone to log off another user on main screen Thanks - I thought I'd see if there was a way to do this without giving admin rights on any level. "Andy Smith" <AndySmith@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:EABD0A8B-D72C-434D-9DE6-5A096A36F532@microsoft.com... > I'd agree by saying you don't want to give them admin rights - not domain > level anyway! > > Your only option is to add these users to the local administrators group. > That will give them rights to logoff other users and control over the > local > machine, but not the domain. > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > >> >> "boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:uUSt$8onIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> > Hello, >> > >> > We have a windows 2003 server that happens to be the common workstation >> > in >> > a conference room. People are not using TS but logging in directly on >> > that server as themselves. Often someone will lock the server CTR ALT >> > DEL and then leave. The next person doesn't have rights to log them >> > off >> > and doesn't know their password. I don't want to give them all admin >> > rights. >> > >> > Is there a way I can give them the ability to log eachother off of the >> > system? >> > >> > Thanks >> > >> > "this computer is in use and has been locked" >> > Only "or an administrator can unlock this computer" >> >> I don't think there is a way to do this. >> >> >>
Guest nobody Posted April 15, 2008 Posted April 15, 2008 Re: How to allow anyone to log off another user on main screen I have been trying to do exactly the same thing. The only thing I have found (after spending a lot of time looking) is a third party app called Unlock Administrator. You can find it at http://www.e-motional.com/ULAdmin.htm We are using it here on both our WinXP workstations as well as our 2003 Server. It works very well. Let me know what you think of it. "boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:uUSt$8onIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Hello, > > We have a windows 2003 server that happens to be the common workstation in > a conference room. People are not using TS but logging in directly on > that server as themselves. Often someone will lock the server CTR ALT > DEL and then leave. The next person doesn't have rights to log them off > and doesn't know their password. I don't want to give them all admin > rights. > > Is there a way I can give them the ability to log eachother off of the > system? > > Thanks > > "this computer is in use and has been locked" > Only "or an administrator can unlock this computer" > >
Guest Farad'n Posted April 15, 2008 Posted April 15, 2008 Re: How to allow anyone to log off another user on main screen On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:25:46 -0700, "boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote: >Hello, > >We have a windows 2003 server that happens to be the common workstation in a >conference room. People are not using TS but logging in directly on that >server as themselves. Often someone will lock the server CTR ALT DEL and >then leave. The next person doesn't have rights to log them off and >doesn't know their password. I don't want to give them all admin rights. > >Is there a way I can give them the ability to log eachother off of the >system? > >Thanks > >"this computer is in use and has been locked" >Only "or an administrator can unlock this computer" > Good lord, why would you have Server installed on a computer in a general workspace, being used as a common workstation in a conference room? Poor idea in general!
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