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How can I find which computer in the domain a user is logged on to?
posted by kc0dxh to Computers & Internet (8 answers total)
 
According to Carl Thoreson you can query the WINS server for this information...


'If you have a WINS server, you can query the WINS database with the username which will show you the associated IP address. You can then query the IP Address to find the associated computer name."

If you don't have too many computers you could script up a batch file that runs psloggedon on each machine.

I always found google groups a great resource for this type of question. Good Luck!
posted by mattdini at 10:43 AM on April 13, 2007


Are you running SMS or Novell ZENworks by any chance? Both can return that information.
posted by JaredSeth at 10:45 AM on April 13, 2007


Response by poster: Just Active Directory
posted by kc0dxh at 10:55 AM on April 13, 2007


You can turn on Auditing in Group Policy, and then all logins are recorded to the Domain Controller.
posted by stovenator at 11:25 AM on April 13, 2007


To be more complete, you might try reading through this article, especially Chapter 2 which describes enabling Audit Logon events.
posted by stovenator at 11:32 AM on April 13, 2007


PsLoggedOn, from SysInternals, will determine the who is logged onto a local or remote computer, locally and/or remotely. If you enter a user name, it will search the network.
posted by Lanark at 1:00 PM on April 13, 2007


'Locate User" from Digital Labs, free and simple
posted by Cosine at 6:40 PM on April 13, 2007


If you have access to a server they're sharing files from, right-click My Computer, select Manage, open Shared Folders->Sessions.
posted by flabdablet at 9:23 PM on April 13, 2007


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