always want to leave a user logged on, as Microsoft says, never leave your system vulnerable due to an unlocked system. Easist Admin mistake there is. --- Danny <nocmonkey@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > Yah, I won't leave a user logged in. Not an option > here. Thank you. > > ..D > > On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 14:30:41 -0700, John Tolmachoff > (Lists) > <johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > > > > You should leave the user logged in. Meaning, > you > > > should LOCK the computer using ctrl-alt-delete, > therby > > > securing the server and maintaining your mapped > > > drives. > > > I do that for all 110 of my servers. If you > leave it > > > unlocked and logged off, anyone can log into it > > > creating a huge security problem. > > > > THAT is a big item for discussion. IMHO, leaving > the server logged on, > > whether or not locked, is a security risk. Any > thing that can fire from the > > server with a user logged in will run under the > permissions of that user. If > > no one is logged in, they first have to > authenticate. > > > > If you consider a computer sitting there not > logged in a security risk, time > > to look at user access policies and password > policies. > > > > John Tolmachoff > > Engineer/Consultant/Owner > > eServices For You > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > List Archives: > http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > > Exchange Newsletters: > http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp > > Exchange FAQ: > http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: > > World of Windows Networking: > http://www.windowsnetworking.com > > Leading Network Software Directory: > http://www.serverfiles.com > > No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: > http://www.isaserver.org > > Windows Security Resource Site: > http://www.windowsecurity.com/ > > Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ > > Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: > http://www.ntfaxfaq.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > You are currently subscribed to this > MSEXchange.org Discussion List as: > nocmonkey@xxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe visit > http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > List Archives: > http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > Exchange Newsletters: > http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp > Exchange FAQ: > http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ > ------------------------------------------------------ > Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: > World of Windows Networking: > http://www.windowsnetworking.com > Leading Network Software Directory: > http://www.serverfiles.com > No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: > http://www.isaserver.org > Windows Security Resource Site: > http://www.windowsecurity.com/ > Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ > Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: > http://www.ntfaxfaq.com > ------------------------------------------------------ > You are currently subscribed to this MSEXchange.org > Discussion List as: JaredsJazz@xxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe visit > http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail