[THIN] Re: MSGINA.dll

 

Hi Thad,

 

As far as i'm aware you can't add functionaility to something using tools like Resource Hacker, you can only take it away or change the consmetics (labels / order etc...).  I think in order to do what you want to do you would have to create your own GINA or similar.

 

You could try creating a small app and runnining it as an interactive service so that you have an additional GUI on the screen - not sure how it would show on the logon screen.

 

You also need to be carefull though too - if your button was to open IE and go to a webpage you are in essense running IE in the SYSTEM context meaning if someone were to say do File -> Open or other similar actions, they in essense have SYSTEM control of the local machine.

 

Regards,

Jon

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Chad Schneider (IT)

To: thin@freelists.org

Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 5:11 PM

Subject: [THIN] MSGINA.dll

I want to alter this to add a button to the logon window.  This button would then make a connection to an HTTPS site, where users could do self-service password reset.  I have found the resource hacker tool (Man is that thing powerful), but I do not know enough about how to make the change I desire.

Can someone assist?

 

 

Chad Schneider
Systems Engineer
ThedaCare IT
920-735-7615