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So here's the dealio. I would like to create a simple batch file that'll create a log of each user that remotes in to a server. I know I can use 

echo %username% > lastuser.log

but we all use the same username to log in to the server. I was wondering if it was possible to replace the "%username%" with some variable that'll return the physical computer that MSTSC is running on's name. I'd also like this to be a running list with the time of log in, but I can probably figure that out.

the Tin Man
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I believe you're looking for %CLIENTNAME%.

Dan Ports
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  • Side challenge. How do I make it so it echo's a new entry in to the log file rather than overwriting it? – Jared Mar 13 '12 at 14:43
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    You'd want to use the >> operator, as in `echo %CLIENTNAME% >> lastuser.log`. See the list of [command redirection operators](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490982.aspx). – Dan Ports Mar 13 '12 at 14:57
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I'll assume you want to do this on the server machine. I don't have MSTSC running at the moment, so I can't check this exactly, but suppose when a user logs in, the server does a netstat to see which remote machines have connections using the server on the MSTSC port. Would that work?

Marc
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  • Hrm, this didn't return anything. 'echo %netstat%' just returns 'netstat' – Jared Mar 13 '12 at 14:39
  • @Jared, netstat is a command. at the command prompt, just type `netstat`. `netstat /?` shows the command usage. – Marc Mar 13 '12 at 15:08