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

From: Bobby Addison (bobby@bobbyaddison.com)
Date: 08/21/02 

From: "Bobby Addison" <bobby@bobbyaddison.com>
To: <focus-ms@securityfocus.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 09:40:34 -0500

Hi Paul,

The functions:

LockWorkStation() (as previously mentioned) will lock the workstation on
Windows 2000+, or you can use
ExitWindowsEx(EWX_LOGOFF, NULL) to log the user off (not recommened).

You can build and install the program as a screensaver and Windows notify it
when the specified time period has elapsed.

Like Laura, I'm also curious as to why you would want to use a regular
screensaver.

Bobby

-----Original Message-----
From: Greene Paul [mailto:greene_paul@bah.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 2:12 PM
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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