Re: FORCE LOGOFF

From: Eric Perlin [MS] (ericperl@microsoft.com)
Date: 08/31/02 

From: "Eric Perlin [MS]" <ericperl@microsoft.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 19:57:59 -0700

There is nothing out of the box that accomplishes this.
Logoff based on inactivity can be achieved with the winexit.scr screensaver:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q314999 

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"Ric Sidders" <ric@sidders.net> wrote in message
news:Ol$aTl0TCHA.4060@tkmsftngp12...
> Running NT40 Server (SP-6a) with Win2K Workstations.  I'm having a problem
> with forcing logoff of the workstation once logon time has expired.  Is
> there a registry key that needs to be added to force this option.  I feel
> like I'm on the verge of getting this fixed, but I'm overlooking something
> simple somewhere.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Ric
>
>
>
>

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