Difference between revisions of "Configure a logon banner"
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| − | + | If you have a stand-alone server, fire up regedit and go the following registry entry: | |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\winlogon\ | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\winlogon\ | ||
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Edit the LegalNoticeText and put a message like “I have the owner ship!” | Edit the LegalNoticeText and put a message like “I have the owner ship!” | ||
and save it, and close the Windows® Registry. | and save it, and close the Windows® Registry. | ||
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| + | If the server is part of a domain, you need to set a Group Policy on the Domain Controller: | ||
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| + | 1. Login to the domain controller machine with the administrator account. | ||
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| + | 2. Click on '''Administrative Tools''', Click on '''Group Policy Management'''. | ||
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| + | 3. Expand '''Forest''' -> '''Domains''' -> '''mydomain.com'''. Right click on '''Default Domain Policy''' and choose '''Edit''' | ||
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| + | 4. Expand '''Computer Configurations''' -> '''Policies''' -> '''Windows Settings''' -> '''Security Settings''' -> '''Local Policies''' -> '''Security Options''' | ||
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| + | 5. Edit the '''Interactive Logon : Message text for users attempting to log on''' parameter | ||
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| + | 6. Edit the '''Interactive Logon : Message title for users attempting to log on''' parameter | ||
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| + | 7. Run '''gpupdate''' on any clients you want to update immediately. | ||
Revision as of 04:26, 16 November 2016
If you have a stand-alone server, fire up regedit and go the following registry entry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\winlogon\
There you have two String values:
LegalNoticeCaption LegalNoticeText
Edit the LegalNoticeCaption and put a title text like “Warning”.
Edit the LegalNoticeText and put a message like “I have the owner ship!” and save it, and close the Windows® Registry.
If the server is part of a domain, you need to set a Group Policy on the Domain Controller:
1. Login to the domain controller machine with the administrator account.
2. Click on Administrative Tools, Click on Group Policy Management.
3. Expand Forest -> Domains -> mydomain.com. Right click on Default Domain Policy and choose Edit
4. Expand Computer Configurations -> Policies -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options
5. Edit the Interactive Logon : Message text for users attempting to log on parameter
6. Edit the Interactive Logon : Message title for users attempting to log on parameter
7. Run gpupdate on any clients you want to update immediately.
