cookbook 'windows_autologin', '= 2.1.0'
windows_autologin (8) Versions 2.1.0 Follow8
Configures Winlogon
cookbook 'windows_autologin', '= 2.1.0', :supermarket
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Windows Autologin Cookbook
Enables/disables automatic logon using Windows
AutoAdminLogon.
Automatic logon uses the domain (optional), username, and password stored in the registry to log users on to the
computer when the system starts. The Log On to Windows dialog box is not displayed.
WARNING: Automatic logon allows other users to start your computer and to log on using your account.
Also note that password is stored unencrypted under windows registry
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon when enabled.
Requirements
- Chef 11.6+ (includes a built-in registry_key resource)
Platforms
- Windows
Usage
Requires Administrator privileges.
Enable automatic login for user
node.set['windows_autologin']['username'] = 'username' node.set['windows_autologin']['password'] = my_secret include_recipe[windows_autologin]
or
windows_autologin 'enable autologin' do username 'username' password my_secret action :enable end
Disable automatic login and remove password entry
windows_autologin 'disable autologin' do action :disable end
or
node.set['windows_autologin']['enable'] = false include_recipe[windows_autologin]
Attributes
-
username- The username to autologin as. Defaults to resource block name. -
password- Required to enable. Default:nil. -
domain- The domain (optional). Defaultnil.
Getting Help
- Ask specific questions on Stack Overflow.
- Report bugs and discuss potential features in Github issues.
Contributing
Please refer to CONTRIBUTING.
License
MIT - see the accompanying LICENSE file
for details.
Dependent cookbooks
This cookbook has no specified dependencies.
Contingent cookbooks
Changelog
2.1.0 2016-12-31
- Add enable/disable resource
2.0.0 2015-09-22
- Merge remove recipe into default recipe
1.0.1 2015-07-28
- Fix #1 WARN: Cloning resource attributes from prior resource (CHEF-3694)
1.0.0 2015-05-20
- Initial release
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