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

From: Laura A. Robinson (larobins@bellatlantic.net)
Date: 08/21/02 

From: "Laura A. Robinson" <larobins@bellatlantic.net>
To: "Kurt Seifried" <bugtraq@seifried.org>, "Greene Paul" <greene_paul@bah.com>, <focus-ms@securityfocus.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 08:01:14 -0400

But the original poster doesn't want the machines logged off. The machines
need to be locked out. That is why I ask. Wanting the machines logged off
automatically is, indeed, the domain of third-party products.

Laura
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kurt Seifried" <bugtraq@seifried.org>
To: "Laura A. Robinson" <larobins@bellatlantic.net>; "Greene Paul"
<greene_paul@bah.com>; <focus-ms@securityfocus.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 11:21 PM
Subject: Re: Force user login after 15 minutes of idle time w/o using a
screen saver

> There are many situations where this applies, public lab machines,
internet
> cafes, etc. Setting these systems up is a real pain, do you get an admin
to
> log the user out each time they leave themselves still logged in, or force
> customers to wait X time until that user's logon hours expire, or what.
> Personally I find it quite irksome that this level of control typically is
> only achieved with add on third party products.
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