RE: Log on the domain

["Rusty Morgan" <RMorgan () mbaj com>]

David, I think you are correct about the log on locally issue.  Meaning that it controls whether they can log into the 
console of the server.  

Regarding JS's issue I have not been able to find a policy or setting that will do what you want in NT/2000.  As 
someone mentioned previously in Win98 you can use the Policy Editor to force a domain login.  They also mentioned that 
it was not a foolproof method for keeping them out.  

To keep my users from logging in locally I don't create any local accounts and the admin password it unknown to them.  
That password could always be cracked, but overall this seems to be the easiest way to accomplish what you want.

Rusty

-----Original Message-----
From: David Gillett [mailto:gillettdavid () fhda edu]
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 7:13 PM
To: 'J.S'; security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: RE: Log on the domain


> -----Original Message-----
> From: J.S [mailto:mwharbi () hotmail com]
> To: security-basics () securityfocus com
>
> How can we enforce the users log on to domain? I mean: Users 
> can not access
> computer using admin or any other account, must log on the domain
> controller. Is there any policy to do that?

  I've always interpreted the "Log on locally" policy as determining
whether a given user account can be used from the "console" keyboard
and monitor; i.e., an account without this right can only be used to
access the machine remotely.  I may have misunderstood that, since
multiple people seem to think it's what you want.

  I don't think there is a way to lock out all local access.  But 
with Windows 2000 policies, you *can* prevent them from accessing any
network resources that are part of your domain structure.  Is that 
good enough?

  (With NT domains, they can have access if their local account name 
and password matches a domain account and password that has access.)

David Gillett



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