Software to monitor log-in times

[Robertson, Elizabeth]

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Hi!

We are looking into get software to monitor when users log-on to a microscopy and when they log-out. We're hoping to be able to use something like this as an easier and fairer way to bill people for instrument use. If you know of any free/or not free software programmes that are able to do this please let me know.

Thanks,
Liz

Division of Transplantation Immunology and Mucosal Biology
King's College London

[Valeria Berno-2]

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Hi Elizabeth,

we created 2 login scripts for login and logon.

echo logon %username% %computername% %date% %time% >> c:\logs\logon.txt

echo logoff %username% %computername% %date% %time% >> c:\logs\logoff.txt

save this as .bat then save them to the machine you want to use them on. Then:

Select the Windows button in the taskbar and in the 'Search programs and files' box, enter

gpedit.msc

Once the Local Group Policy Editor opens navigate to:

User Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Scripts (Logon/Logoff).

In the right hand side double click 'Logon', and then select 'Add'.
In the 'Script Name' field, select 'Browse' and then select the logon batch file.

Select OK and then Apply. then do the same for logoff.

Then you should file a txt file with all the login and logoff information

Hope this helps and if someone has some improvements to suggest I would happy to hear them!!!

Valeria

On 12/09/2013 11:10, Robertson, Elizabeth wrote:

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> Hi!
>
> We are looking into get software to monitor when users log-on to a microscopy and when they log-out. We're hoping to be able to use something like this as an easier and fairer way to bill people for instrument use. If you know of any free/or not free software programmes that are able to do this please let me know.
>
> Thanks,
> Liz
>
> Division of Transplantation Immunology and Mucosal Biology
> King's College London
>
>
>

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MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine
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[Volker Baecker]

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Hello,
we are using a system like this, see

http://www.mri.cnrs.fr/index.php?m=40&&l=2

This is an in-house development, but we are willing to share it with others.
If you are interested, please contact me.

Please note that we do not currently have a version that can be easily
installed and adapted to a new environment. We are working on this, since
there are currently two other facilities in France that want to use our
system. So currently setting up the system in your place would probably need
some work and some guidance from us.

Best regards,
Volker Baecker

[Nuno Moreno]

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Dear Liz,

with Agendo (http://www.cirlo.org) we use http://pgina.org/ . Login and logout is recorded in a central database together with computer name and user. This is integrated with our software for booking and billing but you can use it in a much simpler way. The nice thing with pgina is that we do not need to create users in machines neither active directory. Computer user accounts came directly from Agendo (again you can use a simpler way) and vanish after logout whereas files stay in a single pre-defined user account.


Best,
Nuno Moreno, PhD
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
http://lnkd.in/6VXcrM





On Sep 12, 2013, at 11:24 AM, Valeria Berno wrote:

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> Hi Elizabeth,
>
> we created 2 login scripts for login and logon.
>
> echo logon %username% %computername% %date% %time% >> c:\logs\logon.txt
>
> echo logoff %username% %computername% %date% %time% >> c:\logs\logoff.txt
>
> save this as .bat then save them to the machine you want to use them on. Then:
>
> Select the Windows button in the taskbar and in the 'Search programs and files' box, enter
>
> gpedit.msc
>
> Once the Local Group Policy Editor opens navigate to:
>
> User Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Scripts (Logon/Logoff).
>
> In the right hand side double click 'Logon', and then select 'Add'.
> In the 'Script Name' field, select 'Browse' and then select the logon batch file.
>
> Select OK and then Apply. then do the same for logoff.
>
> Then you should file a txt file with all the login and logoff information
>
> Hope this helps and if someone has some improvements to suggest I would happy to hear them!!!
>
> Valeria
>
> On 12/09/2013 11:10, Robertson, Elizabeth wrote:
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>> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
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>> Hi!
>>
>> We are looking into get software to monitor when users log-on to a microscopy and when they log-out. We're hoping to be able to use something like this as an easier and fairer way to bill people for instrument use. If you know of any free/or not free software programmes that are able to do this please let me know.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Liz
>>
>> Division of Transplantation Immunology and Mucosal Biology
>> King's College London
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> Valeria Berno,PhD
> Microscopy Facility Manager
> MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine
> SCRM building
> The University of Edinburgh
> Edinburgh bioQuarter
> 5 Little France Drive
> Edinburgh
> EH16 4UU
> Tel Office 0131 6519521
>
>
> The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in
> Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

[Judy Trogadis-2]

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In our Imaging Facility, I have been using Logon Monitor from Greyware for several years and it works well. The main version is installed on one computer and other simple, inexpensive versions are installed on each computer attached to a microscope and transmit the data to the main one over the internet. It also provides information about activity other than logon/logoff if you are interested. Output is an Excel file which we import directly into our billing program.

Judy


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Hi!

We are looking into get software to monitor when users log-on to a microscopy and when they log-out. We're hoping to be able to use something like this as an easier and fairer way to bill people for instrument use. If you know of any free/or not free software programmes that are able to do this please let me know.

Thanks,
Liz

Division of Transplantation Immunology and Mucosal Biology
King's College London

[Doube, Michael]

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Hi Valeria

> Hope this helps and if someone has some improvements to suggest I would happy to hear them!!!

Nice little script. You should also change the permissions on the scripts and the logs so that they can't be tampered with by non-admin users - especially now that you have publicised their location and function.

Michael

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