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

From: Greene Paul (greene_paul@bah.com)
Date: 08/21/02 

Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 19:14:59 -0400
From: "Greene Paul" <greene_paul@bah.com>
To: "Laura A. Robinson" <larobins@bellatlantic.net>

It's a new client requirement (who shall remain nameless to save
embarrassment, both theirs and my own). For some strange reason, they
don't want to use just a plain old password protected screensaver, but
they want a user to have to login again if the machine sits idle for
more than 15 minutes (so, "lockout" is what they want, not "logoff").
They don't use the NT resource kit, and they won't use "freeware" or
"opensource" utilities.

Paul

"Laura A. Robinson" wrote:
>
> 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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