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silveredge78 · Joined: 25 Jul 2006 Posts: 382 Location: Midwest, USA

I would like to be able to detect when a computer is in use normally - as in, someone physically at the computer in the normal session, and when the computer is in use via Remote Desktop Connection, and when it is just sitting there locked.

Is there anyway of detecting this?
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engunneer · Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 4:10 am Post subject:

if you have matlab, you could try to start it. It refused to start over remote desktop - haha!

What is good about this, is that there must be some way of detecting it.

Have you found any relevant links at MSDN?
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silveredge78 · Joined: 25 Jul 2006 Posts: 382 Location: Midwest, USA

I havent looked at MSDN. I wouldnt even know where to start in terms of what is detectable or how in AHK.

Also, the reason for this is I am trying to guage how much work is done on a machine in person, remotely, and how much the machine is idle.
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silveredge78 · Joined: 25 Jul 2006 Posts: 382 Location: Midwest, USA

For anyone wanting to do something similar, I found SysGet could get what I wanted. Specifically:

silveredge78 · Joined: 25 Jul 2006 Posts: 382 Location: Midwest, USA

Anyone know how I can turn this off and on remotely on a machine? I am an administrator on my network and I have been asked to verify whether an employee is actually working from home when they say they are. I do not need it on all the time. More like, if they are supposed to be working from home from 8am-12pm, I want to be able to turn it on and off accordingly and know when they are actively working or not. We suspect someone is drastically abusing the work at home priviledge. Sad

I know I can set it to be in their startup but I dont want it on all the time, only when they are supposed to be working and they arent in the office. Also, this individual does not ever really log off (even though that is company policy).

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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engunneer · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 11:06 pm Post subject:

search the forum for psexec - you canrun programs on other machines on the network, so your guy just has to be VPN'd in.
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System Monitor · Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 392 Location: Unknown

You could put up in their startup to search for a certain color pixel on the desktop ( because it does not show the backround ) then if it is there start the monitoring, and if not close Laughing

hope that helped

also check

Lemming · Joined: 20 Dec 2005 Posts: 150 Location: Malaysia

Eh? I don't get it. Why the need to monitor his sessions (work or otherwise). Isn't there a better way to track productivity?

I mean, wouldn't it be obvious if he/she isn't finishing work on schedule, doesn't file reports, doesn't respond to emails, etc.

BTW, PsExec which was mentioned earlier is part of the PsTools suite which you can get here:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/PsTools.mspx

You might also want to check out PsList and PsLoggedOn.

silveredge78 · Joined: 25 Jul 2006 Posts: 382 Location: Midwest, USA

After the psexec suggestion, I was like duh and looked at it cause I already had PsTools downloaded (I use it for stats on machines on the network sometimes).

I am not looking for productivity, or even to monitor what he is doing. More to see when he is connected to the office remotely versus in the office actually working.

Amusingly enough, in testing it for myself yesterday, I could not get it to work right, and today in typing this reply realized I just hadnt put the options before the command. Silly me. Smile

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