Topic: Login as a different user

[Stephen]

Hi,
This is probably a really stupid question but hopefully one that is easily answered!
I am running a 5.6 in server only mode with mostly Win2K clients.
As the system admin (by default!) I often log into the servers windows shares as the admin user. The problem is that having done that I can't seem to find any way to log back in as my regular user name or any other user. The only way I can do this is reboot my Win2K machine
Am I just not seeing something or is there some trick I don't know?
Steve

[Paul]

Good Morning Stephen,

On a W2k machine you can press ALT-CTL-DEL and this will bring up the logout/shutsown screen. Just click on log-out and log back in with your regular user name.

Have a nice day,

Paul

P.S. this is the proper and secure way to log out and back in with W2k and WXP and i THINK even older versions but I'm not sure.

[stephen]

Hi,
Thanks for the reply. This is certainly a lot quicker than rebooting the machine.
However..... I am not using domain logon (perhaps I should be!) so when I connect to the sme server it asks me which user I'd like to logon as. Is there a way to then logout of the server only?
Stephen

[Paul]

>"Is there a way to then logout of the server only?"

Not that I know of BUT, if you use ALT-CTRL-DEL to log out it will kill all network logins including the "temporary" ones.  Then log back in with the "main" user and the client will forget the "temporary" connections as long as you don't check the "remember my password" button.

>"I am not using domain logon (perhaps I should be!) "

Yes you should, but at the least have each user set up with a user and password (that matches the sme box) and disable auto login so the user has to input user and password every time. Then set up an "admin" account on each box with your admin password.  I know it's a pain, but you should really have a bit more security.  Also, the user accounts should probably not have admin privlages on their boxes, this will help to keep them from messing up their systems too much.  You will have to create (or modify the existing) admin account any way before you try to "lower" the regular users privlages.

Sorry if my instructions are inaccurate but it's been a while (1.5 years) since I used W2K.  I don't remember everything but I do know it is very similar to XP and that's what all my clients use.

If you need exact instructions then someone more familar with W2K should be able to be more specific.

Good Luck,
Paul

[Jim P BeVard]

to logout of just the server only open a command prompt then type

net use /delete *

This will log you out of any network drive or printer you used. You could make it a batch file also, one double click, all drives off!

[Stephen]

Thanks Jim,
That is exactly the sort of thing I was after.
Unfortunately it doesn't work!
After running the command windows asks me 'do you want to stop this connection [y/n]' or something similar. I say yes and it supposedly drops the connection.
Then when I check the folder list on the server I am still able to see the folder of whom ever I was last logged in as.
Ah well back to the drawing board!
Steve