Re: Allow multiple USERS to unlock a workstation

From: Ondrej Sevecek (ondra@sevecek.com)
Date: 01/31/03 

From: "Ondrej Sevecek" <ondra@sevecek.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 00:58:00 +0100

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"Rob Bush" <rbush@ejiw.com> wrote in message
news:35c649cc.0301291406.25799f47@posting.google.com...
> Yes, this is EXACTLY what we want. Let me give you an example. We
> have three people who handle the front desk. They have the
> UPSWorldship application open to process shipments and run and
> end-of-day report. The person logged on walks away and the
> workstation is locked. In the mean time, UPS comes to get packages.
> We need to allow other people to log on and and run the end-of-day
> right where the other person left off. Currently, a user has to call
> our help desk to have an Admin logoff the user so that they can log
> back on. This takes up too much time, and we don't like having to log
> users off. You could go with the argument that the person should
> logoff before leaving, but if they are only gone for 5 minutes and UPS
> could come at any time, then this is not really appropriate.
>
> Having a group that can log on/off other users in their group is MUCH
> better then providing one username/password that everyone uses. This
> is a security risk because if someone leaves the company, we have to
> change the password on a username that they had access to, and of
> which many other people probably had access to as well. Thus, we have
> to re-communicate to all other users the new password.
>
> "Eric Perlin [MS]" <ericperl@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:<#kaoZSxxCHA.1636@TK2MSFTNGP12>...
> > Do you realize that if you just "unlock" the workstation without logging
off
> > the initial user, all applications that were running as the initial user
> > when the machine was locked will still be running as the initial user
after
> > it is unlocked? In other word, do you want the machine to behave exactly
as
> > if it was unlocked by the user who locked it?
> > --
> > Eric Perlin [MS]
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
> > ---