Ranger Deny Local Logons

[_Bob_]

Hi all,

 

I'm supporting a site which uses Ranger and some of the staff have local logons for use at home. Trouble is when then try to login Ranger pops up with a message 'You are not allowed to login locally' and then shuts the machine down. It's probably staring me in the face but does anyone know where I can find the checkbox that controls this setting?

[strawberry]

question is why are they using ranger on laptops!. i'm fairly sure that there is no way around this , i spent a while investigating it and didn't find a solution.

[Firefly_Transport]

RANGER has to 'see' the main manager program on the local network.

 

for laptops you either have to allow the user to have the local admininstrator account password - no way in hell if you have the slighest common sence.

 

Or you invest in the pile of poop that is RANGER SOLO.

[_Bob_]

Right, not really the answer I was looking for but it stops me wasting any more time on it.

 

Thanks guys.

[snrweb]

As above, Ranger will stop any local logon except for 'administrator'. (Thats THE administrator ID not someone who is a member of the local administrators group).

 

Most sites do not use Ranger client (or Ranger Solo) on staff laptops as they get a bit shirty with people trying to restrict 'their' computers in any way.

 

However, I have seen Ranger Solo used as a threat.

 

EG

 

"Mr teacher, if you continue to mess up your laptop with viruses/spyware/ adware/games etc etc and expect me to fix it as i clearly am a permanent 24*7 free IT help desk for all your home computing needs, then i will put Ranger Solo on it!"

[Firefly_Transport]

I am the IT Manager, I say what goes on the laptops - there is no discussion about it since I have to maintain it.

 

 

I don't use Ranger solo because its a pain in the ass, however I do lock the laptops down and I do run automated purges of the data

 

As I "I don't care you lost your MP3, Family photos, banking details, ripped off games etc - this a WORK tool not your personal playground.

 

Now all I have to deal with is the thieving bastards that think that a laptop is theirs to keep when they go to teach at another school...........

[strawberry]

I am the IT Manager, I say what goes on the laptops - there is no discussion about it since I have to maintain it.

 

 

I don't use Ranger solo because its a pain in the ass, however I do lock the laptops down and I do run automated purges of the data

 

As I "I don't care you lost your MP3, Family photos, banking details, ripped off games etc - this a WORK tool not your personal playground.

 

Now all I have to deal with is the thieving bastards that think that a laptop is theirs to keep when they go to teach at another school...........

 

spot on matey, teachers sticking there own stuff on laptops is a PITA.

 

TBH the teachers running off with laptops are thieves, serial number and details to the police i'd say!