Re: Don't Display Last Username??

["Abreu, Jose A" <jaabreu () MIAMI EDU>]

You hide the user name by defining a security policy setting. You can define the setting locally or inherit the setting 
through the domain security policy. If the policy is defined at both locations, the domain policy takes precedence and 
overrides the local policy. Here's how:
1) Open the Administrative Tools folder in the Control Panel and then open the Local Security Policy object.
2) Expand the Local Policies/Security Options branch.
3) Double-click the setting Do Not Display Last User Name In Logon Screen.
4) Click Enabled, then click OK and close the Local Security Settings console.

The change will take effect at the next logon.


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From: Matthew Keller [kellermg () POTSDAM EDU]
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 6:15 AM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Don't Display Last Username??

We do this for the simple reason of reducing user confusion when sitting
down at a [public] computer and having to backspace-out the existing
username, or trying 3 times with THEIR password and inadvertently
locking out the other person's account.

On Thu, 2007-10-11 at 13:24 -0500, Gibson, Nathan J. (HSC) wrote:
> Can I ask how many organization prohibit displaying the username of
> the last user on a computer at the login screen?
>
>
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> What are your specific justifications for this?


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Matthew Keller
Information Security Officer & Network Administrator
Computing & Technology Services
State University of New York @ Potsdam
Potsdam, NY, USA
http://mattwork.potsdam.edu/