Schedule reboot with auto logon

[Guest benb]

Hi. I want to schedule my server to reboot. I already know how to do

this with scheduled task and the shutdown.exe utility.

 

However, I need a specific user account to automatically logon upon

reboot, as this user needs to be logged in for some jobs to run.

 

Does anyone know how I can do this?

 

Thanks.

[Guest Jabez Gan [MVP]]

Re: Schedule reboot with auto logon

 

Please follow the instructions from:

http://www.petri.co.il/configuring_autologon.htm

 

--

Jabez Gan

Microsoft MVP: Windows Server

http://www.msblog.org

 

 

"benb" <Ben.Bawden@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:8890c586-e5a5-4070-a630-64ed0707a59a@s50g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...

> Hi. I want to schedule my server to reboot. I already know how to do

> this with scheduled task and the shutdown.exe utility.

>

> However, I need a specific user account to automatically logon upon

> reboot, as this user needs to be logged in for some jobs to run.

>

> Does anyone know how I can do this?

>

> Thanks.

[Guest benb]

Re: Schedule reboot with auto logon

 

On Apr 22, 3:11 pm, "Jabez Gan [MVP]"

<mingte...@blizNOSPAMhosting.com> wrote:

> Please follow the instructions from:http://www.petri.co.il/configuring_autologon.htm

>

> --

> Jabez Gan

> Microsoft MVP: Windows Serverhttp://www.msblog.org

>

> "benb" <Ben.Baw...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:8890c586-e5a5-4070-a630-64ed0707a59a@s50g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...

>

> > Hi. I want to schedule my server to reboot. I already know how to do

> > this with scheduled task and the shutdown.exe utility.

>

> > However, I need a specific user account to automatically logon upon

> > reboot, as this user needs to be logged in for some jobs to run.

>

> > Does anyone know how I can do this?

>

> > Thanks.

 

Thanks for the link, but I don't want to permanently overwrite the

login settings. If I do what that article said, then everyone who

subsequently tries to remote desktop to the server will be logged in

under the username I specify. I don't want to change the behaviour,

but just want one user account to log in to the server. Is there a

scheduled task I can set up that will kick off a remote desktop

session that logs into the server?

[Guest Jabez Gan [MVP]]

Re: Schedule reboot with auto logon

 

Hey,

 

The link I gave earlier would have the following scenario:

- User reboots the server (through RDP or on-site), and the server will auto

logon (on the console). However if you RDP, you/whoever will still need to

authenticate b4 they can log on to the server.

 

However for users who are on-site, they will be able to use the server when

someone restarts it. To combat this, you can create a shortcut to Lock the

server and put the shortcut into the Startup folder.

 

Using the method from the link doesn't mean that users who log on through

RDP no need to authenticate.

 

--

Jabez Gan

Microsoft MVP: Windows Server

http://www.msblog.org

 

 

"benb" <Ben.Bawden@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:896e3467-ba70-4b02-bbb8-69d43798e33b@k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...

> On Apr 22, 3:11 pm, "Jabez Gan [MVP]"

> <mingte...@blizNOSPAMhosting.com> wrote:

>> Please follow the instructions

>> from:http://www.petri.co.il/configuring_autologon.htm

>>

>> --

>> Jabez Gan

>> Microsoft MVP: Windows Serverhttp://www.msblog.org

>>

>> "benb" <Ben.Baw...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>>

>> news:8890c586-e5a5-4070-a630-64ed0707a59a@s50g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...

>>

>> > Hi. I want to schedule my server to reboot. I already know how to do

>> > this with scheduled task and the shutdown.exe utility.

>>

>> > However, I need a specific user account to automatically logon upon

>> > reboot, as this user needs to be logged in for some jobs to run.

>>

>> > Does anyone know how I can do this?

>>

>> > Thanks.

>

> Thanks for the link, but I don't want to permanently overwrite the

> login settings. If I do what that article said, then everyone who

> subsequently tries to remote desktop to the server will be logged in

> under the username I specify. I don't want to change the behaviour,

> but just want one user account to log in to the server. Is there a

> scheduled task I can set up that will kick off a remote desktop

> session that logs into the server?

[Guest benb]

Re: Schedule reboot with auto logon

 

On Apr 24, 7:46 pm, "Jabez Gan [MVP]"

<mingte...@blizNOSPAMhosting.com> wrote:

> Hey,

>

> The link I gave earlier would have the following scenario:

> - User reboots the server (through RDP or on-site), and the server will auto

> logon (on the console). However if you RDP, you/whoever will still need to

> authenticate b4 they can log on to the server.

>

> However for users who are on-site, they will be able to use the server when

> someone restarts it. To combat this, you can create a shortcut to Lock the

> server and put the shortcut into the Startup folder.

>

> Using the method from the link doesn't mean that users who log on through

> RDP no need to authenticate.

>

> --

> Jabez Gan

> Microsoft MVP: Windows Serverhttp://www.msblog.org

>

> "benb" <Ben.Baw...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:896e3467-ba70-4b02-bbb8-69d43798e33b@k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...

>

> > On Apr 22, 3:11 pm, "Jabez Gan [MVP]"

> > <mingte...@blizNOSPAMhosting.com> wrote:

> >> Please follow the instructions

> >> from:http://www.petri.co.il/configuring_autologon.htm

>

> >> --

> >> Jabez Gan

> >> Microsoft MVP: Windows Serverhttp://www.msblog.org

>

> >> "benb" <Ben.Baw...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> >>news:8890c586-e5a5-4070-a630-64ed0707a59a@s50g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...

>

> >> > Hi. I want to schedule my server to reboot. I already know how to do

> >> > this with scheduled task and the shutdown.exe utility.

>

> >> > However, I need a specific user account to automatically logon upon

> >> > reboot, as this user needs to be logged in for some jobs to run.

>

> >> > Does anyone know how I can do this?

>

> >> > Thanks.

>

> > Thanks for the link, but I don't want to permanently overwrite the

> > login settings. If I do what that article said, then everyone who

> > subsequently tries to remote desktop to the server will be logged in

> > under the username I specify. I don't want to change the behaviour,

> > but just want one user account to log in to the server. Is there a

> > scheduled task I can set up that will kick off a remote desktop

> > session that logs into the server?

 

That sounds like it might work, thanks.