how to check if someone is logged on our website before we restart the machine

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how to check if someone is logged on our website before we restart the machine

Kushal Koolwal

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August 28, 2006 at 12:12 pm

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As you know, security updates and SPs are part and parcel of Windows Operating system.
Here is my question:
Every month after applying the patches we have to restart our windows 2k3 server so that the patches applied are in effect. Now before restarting, how can we make sure that no one is logged on our website (otherwise the user's work will get lost if we restart our servers in middle of user's session) and using database or some functionality. Generally we do it at late nights over weekend where chances of anybody logged in are less. Right now in order to make sure that no one is using our website, we check our awstats log. Is there any other convinient method to do the same?
We are using SQL2k5, IIS 6.0 on windows 2k3 platform.
Thanks

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Yelena Varshal SSC-Dedicated Points: 34286 More actions · Answer 1

You can put a message on the login page that your site will be down during certain hours a couple of days in advance.

Regards,Yelena Varsha

Kushal Koolwal Ten Centuries Points: 1080 More actions · Answer 2

Yeah I understand what you are saying. But as you know some users are so oblivious to those messages that they might just log in still. And therefore I am looking for a technique by which we can see if some user is logged in or not. So that ways I can wait till the user stops his/her activity.

Todd C. SSC-Addicted Points: 414 More actions · Answer 3

Unfortunately, I don't think IIS Manager provides that information. However, you could use the Web Service object in Performance Monitor (each website is a separate instance). The following counters may help.

Current Anonymous Users

Current Connections

Current NonAnonymous Users

Regards,

Todd Clark

Kushal Koolwal Ten Centuries Points: 1080 More actions · Answer 4

Thanks Todd. Sounds like this will do the trick. Where can I exactly find Performance Monitor? Is it under Component Service?

Kushal Koolwal Ten Centuries Points: 1080 More actions · Answer 5

Thank you Todd very very much. it seems the counter Current Connections under Web service object did the trick for me.. You are awesome..Thanks a lot.