Re: Force user login after 15 minutes of idle time w/o using a screen saver

From: Laura A. Robinson (larobins@bellatlantic.net)
Date: 08/20/02 

From: "Laura A. Robinson" <larobins@bellatlantic.net>
To: "Greene Paul" <greene_paul@bah.com>, <focus-ms@securityfocus.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 16:32:34 -0400

Those settings won't do it. The first one allows the forcing of a logoff
when logon hours expire, and the second is used to set parameters for
session disconnection. I'm curious, though- why do you not want to use the
password-protected screen saver capability? If I'm understanding your need
correctly, you are looking to ensure that the GUI is made unavailable after
fifteen minutes of idle time without the user re-entering his/her
credentials, correct? Do you want to log the users off as opposed to locking
the workstation?

Laura
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greene Paul" <greene_paul@bah.com>
To: <focus-ms@securityfocus.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 3:12 PM
Subject: Force user login after 15 minutes of idle time w/o using a screen
saver

> Hello All,
>
> In a Windows NT or 2000 environment, is there a way to implement a
> session disconnect *without* using a password protected screen saver?
>
> In other words, if a client does *not* want to implement screen savers,
> is there a way to force a user to re-enter their username and password
> again if the system were to sit idle for 15 minutes or more?
>
> I found a couple of registry setting that *might* do it, but am not sure
> ........
>
>
HKLM/System/CurrentControlSet/Services/LanManServer/Parameters/EnableForcedL
ogOff
>
HKLM/System/CurrentControlSet/Services/LanManServer/Parameters/AutoDisconnec
t
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Paul Greene

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