Forced Network Login on NT Network

[LANMAN]

This question is a gray area between networking and OS forums, but here it is:

I need to find what registry hack or whatever is needed in order to make all my workstations (mostly Win9x systems) to force the network login. I don't want anyone to be able to hit cancel and gain access to the local resources; just throw them right back to the login screen.

Thanks in advance,

LANMAN

 

[bex0rs]

Check out TweakUI.

It's available here.

~bex0rs

 

[bex0rs]

Perhaps I spoke too soon. TweakUI will allow you to perform an "auto-login," which may not be what you are looking for. There actually is a registry hack available to force 98 clients to enter a login/password and not let them ESC out of it, but I don't recall what it is.

~bex0rs

 

[Supergax]

This should do it

 

[LANMAN]

That might just do the trick! I will give it a shot and see what happens.

Thanks Supergax!!

--LANMAN

 

[nightowl]

If I remember correctly if you have Win9x machines hooked up to a NT server that is set up as the PDC and the workstations are set to logon to a NT domain you have to logon. You cannot hit cancel to get past the logon screen. This happens because the 9x machine goes to the NT server to look for the logon information.

 

[MiniMe69]

there is a line to add to the registry...here it is
- From the START MENU - RUN REGEDIT

- Go to folder HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / NETWORK / LOGON

- Double click LOGON to see the entries on right side of screen

- If the MUSTBEVALIDATED key word is not there then you must create it by :

- Right Click, NEW comes up, Position mouse over NEW and then click DWORD VALUE

- Type MUSTBEVALIDATED over New Value #1

- Double click MUSTBEVALIDATED and enter a value of 1

This forces the computer to be validated by the PDC before you can log in.

 

[TBP]

and keep in mind win9x is not designed for this purpose, so no matter how you set the rule it will be easy to get around it.

For example, what prevents a user boot into safe mode and alter the registry?