On Wed, 2004-03-17 at 11:03, Michael Gargiullo wrote: > On Wed, 2004-03-17 at 09:43, Chris Botha wrote: > > Windows 98 Security Problem > > > > Could sombody explain how I can get windows 98 to function on per-user login > > as windows 2000. Is it possable to to something like that? I do not like the > > idea that the users details are localy stored. A user sould also not be able > > to get in if a password in not correctly punched in. Any help will be > > welcome. > > > > Chris > > > > Ok this sounds like flamebait, but ok.. > > You cannot secure win98. All the user has to do once you turn on the > login(found in network properties) is hit escape or cancel and they get > to the desktop. The login is for preferences only. There maybe 3rd > party software to lock down win98, but it's a 6 year old+ OS...time to > upgrade...to Fedora ;) Yes, you cannot really secure a Win9x system but you can make it harder to get access to persons with only basic knowledge. try to learn about Windows policies, look for the program named poledit, this tools let you update the registry with your configured values. If you do not want to use the tools, update your registry by hand has explained on http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/sf/ms/2000-q3/0626.html That registry key will require that your windows must validate the user on a NT4 style Domain (like Samba), but remember that any user will have full access to the system, even removing or disabling the Windows Network Client, or this "security" can be easily bypassed by booting to Emergency mode and editing the registry. There are more restriction control registry values, but they are more easily managed using Windows Policies. > > You may want to ask this question on a WINDOWS mailing list...
