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by cyber_guy

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I was wondering if you can put a message on startup to let the user read it before they use the computer.
basically i want to see a warning message before i can type in my name & password so that users know that they shouldn't be using this computer.

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by the admiral

The group policy editor won't take effect until after login, but the security policy is a good way to change the information in the login box stating what the administrator wants.

by marks66

I am assuming you are running windows 2000 or higher.

You can configure a message in a security policy.
Under the interactive login, there is an interactive login message field.

Local Security Policy or Active Directory GPO
COMPUTER CONFIG/WINDOWS SETTINGS/SECURITY SETTINGS/LOCAL POLICIES/SECURITY OPTIONS/INTERACTIVE LOGIN MESSAGE

by uofm

on the body of this message. Putting any ol' warning will likely not hold up in court. So if you're going to do it, might as well do it right.

by the admiral

Something to the affect of "Access is granted for Management Approved Personnel Only" will hold up in court.

The reasoning is that if you are not authorized to log on to that terminal, then it is highly likely that the termination of employment can be done effortlessly.

by the admiral

Create a boot up message utilizing the scheduler that basically states that fact. You should be good, but you will get the message as well.

by bobaaa12

With win98 you can write an autoexec.bat file to display the message before windows loads. I am not well versed on xp so I don't know if it will work for that OS.

by ni70

If your network is not an active directory network you can create a registry entry file and merge it into your systems' registry.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"LegalNoticeCaption"=" !!!WARNING!!! !!!Warning!!! !!!WARNING!!!"
"LegalNoticeText"="This is a Company X computer system, which may be accessed and used only for official Company X business by authorized personnel. Unauthorized access or use of this computer system may subject violators to criminal, civil, and or administrative action under 18 United States Code 1030 et al. Use of this system constitutes consent to monitoring, retrieval, and disclosure by authorized personnel. USERS HAVE NO REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY IN THE USE OF THIS SYSTEM."

"Welcome"=":WARNING! Company X System!"

You can of course customize the law from this website http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/cclaws.html

The registry hack above is for Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.

You can cut and paste the registry hack and paste it into a text file and saving it to something like logonbanner.reg this will enable you to merge it into your registry.

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