Need a user name

[palee72]

Ok, here's the deal.

On our network we have a PC in our network that I can't locate physicaly. I have a computer name, IP, and a mac address. Is there a way I can match a logged on user to that machine?

Thanks


Lee

[russ_da_bus]

Assuming you have local admin rights on the pc,

browse to it, \\computer name\c$

then check in C:\docs & settings for profiles. Hopefully there will only be a few profiles in there - administrator, default user, all users, and then the username of the person who normally logs in.

[ghettocomp]

Trace user through the hubs & switches or just block them off and wait until they call complaining. Then you got exactly who they are.

[Blueacid]

Send them messages using the Windows Messenger, telling them to call the IT department?


The command line is:

net send 192.168.0.1 Hi, can you please call extension 123, thanks.


(of course, you can see where the IP address and your message goes!)

[palee72]

Tried the net send and the message service was turned off. I haden't throught of the \\computername\c$.. before. Good thinking.

I did find who it was. My supervisor missed it in some documentation, but I found it there.

Thanks for the help.


Lee