RE: Force user login after 15 minutes of idle time w/o using a sc reen saver

From: Dill, Stephen (SDill@MassMutual.com)
Date: 08/21/02 

From: "Dill, Stephen" <SDill@MassMutual.com>
To: "'Greene Paul'" <greene_paul@bah.com>, focus-ms@securityfocus.com
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 08:36:38 -0400

Can't think of any way to get exactly what you are looking for without a
scrensaver, but here are some of my thoughts...

If the users are going in with terminal services, there is a setting on the
terminal server to disconnect the session after a specified amount of time.
You could make it so that the users can log back in and pick up where they
left off.

A 3rd party utility. Can't think of any off the top of my head tho.

You might just have to use a screensaver. Use system policies to force the
use of a screensaver if necessary. The Win2k Pro Resource Kit also contains
a "Windows Exit" screensaver which will close all programs and logoff.

-----Original Message-----
From: Greene Paul [mailto:greene_paul@bah.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 15:12
To: focus-ms@securityfocus.com
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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