How to Immediately Disable and Log off a Domain User

Last reviewed: August 2, 1996
Article ID: Q152665

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5 and 3.51

SUMMARY

Windows NT provides the ability to prevent a user from logging on to the domain by disabling the user account in User Manager; however, this does not take effect until the user restarts the computer. In some cases, it may be necessary to immediately disable a user account in a Windows NT domain.

MORE INFORMATION:

In order to immediately disable a domain user account, perform the following steps on the primary domain controller (PDC):

Note: You must have domain administrative privileges in order to perform the following steps:

In User Manager for Domains choose "Account Disabled" in Users Properties.
Still in the Users Properties, choose "Hours" and then Disallow all
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Open Server Manager and disable the user sessions in server manager or

type "net session \\computername /delete" at the command prompt.

KBCategory: kbnetwork
KBSubcategory: ntdomain
Additional reference words: 3.50 3.51 prodnt

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Last reviewed: August 2, 1996
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