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August 27, 2008 12:00 AM

Letting a User Log on from Only a Specific Computer

Windows IT Pro
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Q: How can I restrict a user to logging on from only a specific computer?

A: The easiest way is to use the Log On To account policy in the user’s account in Active Directory (AD). Open the user’s account properties in the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in. Select the Account tab and click Log On To. Then, click Logon Workstations, select The following computers, enter the name of the workstation you want to restrict the user to, and click Add.

—Randy Franklin Smith

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Comments
  • Sasan Heydari
    2 years ago
    May 09, 2010

    how can set this setting by powershell or some thing like powershell such as Quest Active Directory PowerShell.

    Thanks in advanced

  • swapnil
    4 years ago
    Sep 20, 2008

    good

  • Jose
    4 years ago
    Sep 14, 2008

    How does this work for IAS? We use it to verify account information for VPN users. We would like to allow a temporary contractor RDP access to a specific server. Would restricting it like this allow them to still authenticate?

  • Murat
    4 years ago
    Sep 01, 2008

    what is this? the info is so trivial.

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