Vista - I would like to use Win32_LogonSession but it is confusing to me.

I would like to find out if a computer is in the locked computer state, is he
or she currently using it or is it in the loin prompt waiting for some one to
login. The problem is that I do not have access to te login script or AD.

"freddy" <freddy@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:E18E435F-55F5-4B81-88D6-2D02527D990C@xxxxxxFrom the Microsoft Script Center an example using the Win32_LogonSession
class:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr.../dmlgvb01.mspx

To retrieve the name of the user currently logged into the computer:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr.../dmlgvb02.mspx

In both cases assign the NetBIOS name of the remote computer to the variable
strComputer. If strComputer = "." that means the computer you are using. I
don't know how to tell if the machine is in a locked state.

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Richard Mueller
MVP Directory Services
Hilltop Lab - http://www.rlmueller.net
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"freddy" <freddy@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:E18E435F-55F5-4B81-88D6-2D02527D990C@xxxxxxThat's no problem. Neither the logon script nor AD have any clue as to what
state a workstation might happen to be in.

That said, I have little knowledge of win32_logonsession, however, I'd
suggest you write a script to display the values assigned to at least the
more suggestive properties, like logontype, name, starttime, and status. If
you cannot deduce what you are looking for from that, then perhaps it is not
deduceable.


/Al

On Feb 18, 8:18*pm, "Al Dunbar" <aland...@xxxxxx> wrote:You may want to check for a currently logged-on user using the
Win32_ComputerSystem class and then, subsequently if there is a user
logged on, check for a process named .SCR using the WIN32_Process WMI
class. This would indicate that the system is locked, if your power
management group policy requires locking after a given amount of time.

Jim

Jim