Force user to log off network

Hi all,

I need to log off a user from my company's network today, but I don't know
on which pc the user is logged in. First I thought of just rebooting the
user's pc remotely, but since this is not possible is there any way I can
force a user to log off the network just knowing the user name or is there a
way for me to find out on which pc the user is logged in?

Thanks,
Ronnie

Hello Rondo,

I assume you have a domain. It's not stored in AD where the user is logged
on to. If you know it's computer you can use the shutdown.exe to reboot or
shutdown it's machine. So disable the user account and shutdown, next time
the user start the machine he/she can only logon locally with cached credentials
if you use them.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Hi all,
>
> I need to log off a user from my company's network today, but I don't
> know on which pc the user is logged in. First I thought of just
> rebooting the user's pc remotely, but since this is not possible is
> there any way I can force a user to log off the network just knowing
> the user name or is there a way for me to find out on which pc the
> user is logged in?
>
> Thanks,
> Ronni

Hi Meinolf,

I do have a domain, but the problem is that the documentation I have on
which pc the users are using is something I enherited from the company's
previous IT guy, and it's quite out of date, so out of the four users I have
to log off I only know which PC one of them logs on to. I was hoping that in
AD there was a way for me to force the user to log off no matter what pc they
are logged in on just knowing the user name.

Regards,
Ronnie

"Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" wrote:

> Hello Rondo,
>
> I assume you have a domain. It's not stored in AD where the user is logged
> on to. If you know it's computer you can use the shutdown.exe to reboot or
> shutdown it's machine. So disable the user account and shutdown, next time
> the user start the machine he/she can only logon locally with cached credentials
> if you use them.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I need to log off a user from my company's network today, but I don't
> > know on which pc the user is logged in. First I thought of just
> > rebooting the user's pc remotely, but since this is not possible is
> > there any way I can force a user to log off the network just knowing
> > the user name or is there a way for me to find out on which pc the
> > user is logged in?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ronnie
>
>
>

Ronnie,
try launching Computer Management console on each of your domain controllers
and check content of the Sessions node (under System Tools\Shared Folders).
This might give you indication what computer (or IP address) the user
connects from. Alternatively, assuming that your users are configured with
roaming profiles/home directories, you can try the same by connecting
Computer Management console to the server where the roaming profile/home
directory is located.
Once you determined the computer name/IP address, follow Meinolf's advice...

hth
Marcin

"Rondo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:8767BBA7-E234-4595-8DED-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Meinolf,
>
> I do have a domain, but the problem is that the documentation I have on
> which pc the users are using is something I enherited from the company's
> previous IT guy, and it's quite out of date, so out of the four users I
> have
> to log off I only know which PC one of them logs on to. I was hoping that
> in
> AD there was a way for me to force the user to log off no matter what pc
> they
> are logged in on just knowing the user name.
>
> Regards,
> Ronnie
>
> "Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" wrote:
>
>> Hello Rondo,
>>
>> I assume you have a domain. It's not stored in AD where the user is
>> logged
>> on to. If you know it's computer you can use the shutdown.exe to reboot
>> or
>> shutdown it's machine. So disable the user account and shutdown, next
>> time
>> the user start the machine he/she can only logon locally with cached
>> credentials
>> if you use them.
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers
>> no rights.
>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>
>>
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > I need to log off a user from my company's network today, but I don't
>> > know on which pc the user is logged in. First I thought of just
>> > rebooting the user's pc remotely, but since this is not possible is
>> > there any way I can force a user to log off the network just knowing
>> > the user name or is there a way for me to find out on which pc the
>> > user is logged in?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Ronnie
>>
>>
>>

On Jan 19, 8:30*am, Rondo <ronnie.zieg...@gmail.com.nospam> wrote:
> Hi Meinolf,
>
> I do have a domain, but the problem is that the documentation I have on
> which pc the users are using is something I enherited from the company's
> previous IT guy, and it's quite out of date, so out of the four users I have
> to log off I only know which PC one of them logs on to. I was hoping thatin
> AD there was a way for me to force the user to log off no matter what pc they
> are logged in on just knowing the user name.
>
> Regards,
> Ronnie
>
> "Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" wrote:
> > Hello Rondo,
>
> > I assume you have a domain. It's not stored in AD where the user is logged
> > on to. If you know it's computer you can use the shutdown.exe to rebootor
> > shutdown it's machine. So disable the user account and shutdown, next time
> > the user start the machine he/she can only logon locally with cached credentials
> > if you use them.
>
> > Best regards
>
> > Meinolf Weber
> > Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> > no rights.
> > ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> > ** HELP us help YOU!!!http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
> > > Hi all,
>
> > > I need to log off a user from my company's network today, but I don't
> > > know on which pc the user is logged in. First I thought of just
> > > rebooting the user's pc remotely, but since this is not possible is
> > > there any way I can force a user to log off the network just knowing
> > > the user name or is there a way for me to find out on which pc the
> > > user is logged in?
>
> > > Thanks,
> > > Ronnie

If you have a server on which you know the user accesses a share, you
can look in the Computer Management mmc on that server under Shared
Folders / Sessions, and you will see what IP the user is logging on
from.

You can then remotely shutdown / reboot the machine with that IP

Alister.

On Jan 19, 12:23*pm, "Marcin" <mar...@community.nospam> wrote:
> Ronnie,
> try launching Computer Management console on each of your domain controllers
> and check content of the Sessions node (under System Tools\Shared Folders).
> This might give you indication what computer (or IP address) the user
> connects from. Alternatively, assuming that your users are configured with
> roaming profiles/home directories, you can try the same by connecting
> Computer Management console to the server where the roaming profile/home
> directory is located.
> Once you determined the computer name/IP address, follow Meinolf's advice....
>
> hth
> Marcin
>
> "Rondo" <ronnie.zieg...@gmail.com.nospam> wrote in message
>
> news:8767BBA7-E234-4595-8DED-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> > Hi Meinolf,
>
> > I do have a domain, but the problem is that the documentation I have on
> > which pc the users are using is something I enherited from the company's
> > previous IT guy, and it's quite out of date, so out of the four users I
> > have
> > to log off I only know which PC one of them logs on to. I was hoping that
> > in
> > AD there was a way for me to force the user to log off no matter what pc
> > they
> > are logged in on just knowing the user name.
>
> > Regards,
> > Ronnie
>
> > "Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" wrote:
>
> >> Hello Rondo,
>
> >> I assume you have a domain. It's not stored in AD where the user is
> >> logged
> >> on to. If you know it's computer you can use the shutdown.exe to reboot
> >> or
> >> shutdown it's machine. So disable the user account and shutdown, next
> >> time
> >> the user start the machine he/she can only logon locally with cached
> >> credentials
> >> if you use them.
>
> >> Best regards
>
> >> Meinolf Weber
> >> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> >> confers
> >> no rights.
> >> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> >> ** HELP us help YOU!!!http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
> >> > Hi all,
>
> >> > I need to log off a user from my company's network today, but I don't
> >> > know on which pc the user is logged in. First I thought of just
> >> > rebooting the user's pc remotely, but since this is not possible is
> >> > there any way I can force a user to log off the network just knowing
> >> > the user name or is there a way for me to find out on which pc the
> >> > user is logged in?
>
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Ronnie

Snap!!

Alister