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Important Notes

When you use DiskLogon, you should take note of the following:

  1. 1. Log on to Windows 2000 Terminal Server

Windows 2000 cannot support SeRemoteInteractiveLogonRight, SeDenyRemoteInteractiveLogonRight and SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege privileges. Hence, DiskLogon is unable to determine if the user can logon to or shut down a computer from a remote computer.

If a user wishes to log on to Windows 2000 Terminal Server, he can do so if his password is accurate and he has a SeInteractiveLogonRight privilege.

If a user wants to shut down Windows 2000 Terminal Server, he can do so if he has the SeShutdownPrivilege privilege.

For Windows XP/2003 users,

If you are unable to logon to your computer or the Terminal Server, please make sure that your account has the following privileges: SeInteractiveLogonRight, SeRemoteInteractiveLogonRight.

If you are unable to shut down your computer or the Terminal Server, please make sure that your account has the following privileges: SeShutdownPrivilege, SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege.

  1. Waiting too long for the “Shut down Windows” dialog box to open

When the user presses the "Del+ATL+DEL" and clicks the "Shutdown…" button, he has to wait for probably more than ten seconds before the “Shut Down Windows” dialog box appears.

If your computer joins the Domain and you want to shut down your computer, DiskLogon will search your Domain Server if the currently logged on user has the following privileges: SeShutdownPrivilege, SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege. If your computer is unable to connect to the Domain Server, this might cause you to wait for a long time and find that you cannot shut down your computer.

This can prevent the Terminal Server from being closed accidentally by the user from a remote computer.

  1. Unable to send the memory card’s password to the Terminal Server

If you wish to send your memory card’s password to the Terminal Server, you must open the Client’s Disk Redirection function.

If you wish to send your memory card’s password to the Terminal Web Server, you must add the following script code to the terminal server webpage: (You can consult the DiskLogon Terminal Server webpage)

MsRdpClient.AdvancedSettings.PluginDlls="DlRDPC.dll"

  1. Windows XP Terminal Services user unable to unlock computer

Windows System will give every logging on user a distinctive session. Different sessions cannot enjoy each other’s files/resources, thus it can guarantee that the information of different users in the same computer will not be accessed by other users.

Windows XP Terminal Server allows two different remote users to have the same session. As long as they use the same account name and password to log on. This will allow a currently user to access a previous user’s information, or a previous user to execute an malicious application to access all the information of the currently logged on user.

In order to prevent you from getting the password information in others’ memory cards and others from getting the password information from your memory card, DiskLogon will investigate whether the session’s owner is accurate. If the DiskLogon determines the session owner is not the currently logged on user, DiskLogon will not send the password to Windows XP Terminal Server. This will probably cause the currently logged on user to be unable to use his memory card to unlock the terminal server. When this situation occurs, you must first disconnect (no need to log out), then log on to unlock computer.

This method can guarantee that your memory card password will not be known to other remote users, but may cause you to be unable to unlock your computer.

  1. Deny user to be able to enter password during logging on to Terminal Server

Terminal Server’s password can be entered arbitrarily. You can enter up to exponentials of passwords to get the accurate one.

You may decide whether you will allow a remote user to enter their password to log on to the Terminal Server. If you want to restrict a user in entering his password to log on to the Terminal Server, you only need to disable ”Allow users to enter their password to log on to this computer”. This can guarantee that remote users cannot use the following methods to enter his password and log on to Terminal Server:

Setting the default password on the ”Remote Desktop Connection” application.

Entering his password on the "Log on to Windows" dialog box.

  1. Regarding additional encryption algorithm

When you are saving your password, you will notice the additional encryption algorithm selection. This algorithm can guarantee that other computers cannot open your password file. Hence, if you select this while saving your password, you can decrease the probability of other uses not being able to break your password.

DiskLogon will establish an unique KEY in every computer, and the KEY in every computer are different. You can use this KEY to encrypt your user account and password. If you use this KEY to encrypt your account and password, then you must also use this KEY to decrypt your password. If other computers are unable to have the same KEY, then you cannot decrypt your account or password. If you lose your memory card, you need not worry that your password can be opened through other computers.

For Terminal Services users, if their office computer passwords are stored in the home computer’s memory card and this selection is enabled, their home computer cannot break their office computer passwords.

  1. Changing your password

If you want to change your password, you must use DiskLogon to change it.

DiskLogon provides two methods to change your password:

  • Use DiskLogon GINA to change password

If you want to use DiskLogon GINA to change your password, you can first press "CTRL+ATL+DEL" and then click "Change Password…" button.

  • Use "DiskLogon Options" program to change your password

If you want to use "DiskLogon Options" program to change your password, you must first open DiskLogon Options program, then click "Password" to change it.

Please do not use other programs to change or reset your password. If you use other programs to change your password, you must use "DiskLogon Options" program to save your new password in the memory card.

Do not use other programs to reset your password. Resetting your password is very wrong and will likely cause your documents to be unusable forever. If you want to change your password, make sure if the password tools you are using may reset your password. Some password programs may reset your password when the password is unable to be changed.


 
 
 
 
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