Prajwal Desai very good article and thanks for sharing I would like to know if there is a way to ensure that users receive the legal notification with the computer`s acceptable use policy when they log in for the first time when the number of logons is 0. Second, whether there is a way to check which users clicked OK. It is obvious that if the number of connections is still 0, the user has not clicked OK and proceeds with the connection, but it is good to provide a list that proves who clicked the OK button. This is important from a security compliance perspective. In the Registry Editor main window, double-click the legalnoticetext value to open the Properties window. If the message text for users attempting to log on has changed in some way on the desktops, but without affecting the policy, how can an event be audited at any time when the message is modified and this audit record should appear on the central server computer? All I did was set it up to the legal notice. stcuk with audit part Here is a reference link: msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa375457(v=vs.85).aspxOpens a new window It is important to understand that the legal message appears every time you start your computer. At some point, you may want to cancel the legal message. In this case, simply delete the text from the legalnoticecaption and legalnoticetext keys to cancel the message and continue the typical logon sequence. strLegalText = strLegalText & “It is the responsibility of the user to log out immediately if you do not agree to the conditions set forth in this statement.” To access the login screen, users must acknowledge the message by clicking the OK button. Since everyone has to log in, everyone will see the message. In the right pane, you will find these two lists: legalnoticecaption and legalnoticetext To undo the changes, simply restart Registry Editor, open the legalnoticecaption and legalnoticetext values one by one, and delete everything in the Value data field for both values.

Whether it`s important announcements or the display of legal notices, it can be easily configured throughout the company with the configuration fingerprint. The configured message is displayed when the user presses Ctrl+Alt+Delete to log on. If you configure Legal Notice, the Legal Notice message appears when the user presses CTRL+ALT+DELETE. While working as a system administrator, I was given the task of setting up a login banner. This was for Windows Server 2008 R2 and I`m sure the steps outlined in this post should work with future server releases. In this article, we use Group Policy to configure legal notices on computers in the domain. Windows Server can be configured to display a message to users when they log on. If you want to insert carriage returns into your text, you can do so directly in Registry Editor.

Select the legalnoticetext value, click the Edit menu, and then click Edit Binary. 1. Create a batch file that asks for your legal opinion with a yes/no box. If a computer is temporarily left unattended, you should see the same notification when you try to unlock the session, because the person trying to unlock the session may not be the same as the original user. ~~This computer system is owned by Acme Corporation and is intended for authorized use by designated employees and contractors only.~~~~~ Users have no explicit or implied expectation of privacy when using the applications, infrastructure and services provided by the Company.~~~~~~Any use of this system and all files on this system may be intercepted, monitors, records, copied, audited, inspected and shared with authorized site, company and law enforcement personnel.~~~~By connecting to this system, the user consents to such interception, monitoring, recording, copying, auditing, inspection and disclosure at the discretion of authorized site or company personnel. Unauthorized or inappropriate use of this system may result in administrative disciplinary action and/or criminal sanctions.~~~~~~By continuing to use this system, you declare that you know and agree to these Terms of Use.~~~~It is the responsibility of the user to unsubscribe immediately if you do not agree to the terms set forth in this notice.~~ Is there a way to: Change the sign-in notification? I am trying to find a way to add a checkbox on this screen, if the box is checked, the OK button can be clicked. And what is this trick and where are we going to implement this trick, on the server or on the client nodes? This security setting specifies a text message that users see when they sign in. This text is often used for legal reasons, for example: to warn users of the effects of misusing company information or to warn them that their actions can be audited. The default value is No Message. You can now exit the Local Group Policy Editor.

The next time you restart Windows, you should see the legal notice before you reach the sign-in screen. If you want to undo the changes later, simply go back to each of these two settings and delete all the text. Once you have done that, you will need to paste the above text directly into your LegalNoticeText registry value. If you don`t know where to find it, it`s located in HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogon and is a REG_SZ value. You can also set the appropriate LegalNoticeCaption value at the same time – that`s just the title of the print window, and I usually use something like “login warning”. Scenario: One of the company`s departments wants to implement a legal notice but wants to change its content regularly, We can use PowerShell to modify the “legalnoticetext” with a Get-Content command to retrieve it from a predefined text file.

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