Re: User lockout and then Auto Logoff

From: Peter Parker (spidy_at_webs.net)
Date: 02/17/04 

Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 14:29:20 -0500

Thanks, for the quick reply. The only problem I set arising the mouse
movement resting the timer (this would also effect the lock out too). Since
most new optical mouse are more sensitive to a desk getting bumped. I do
like the included option for scheduled lockout too.

"purplehaz" <software@for.me> wrote in message
news:uX3kl0W9DHA.2368@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Yup, no prob.
> First you need to make a shortcut to log off with the time coutdown
warning.
> Create a new shortcut and point it here:
> %windir%\System32\SHUTDOWN.exe -l -t 120 -c "Windows will Log Off in 2
> minutes. Close any open programs."
>
> You can change the time to any seconds you want and customize the message
as
> well.
> Then create a scheduled task with your desired idle time(8 hours) and have
> it run the log off shortcut at the idle time.
>
> So you can use the screen saver to lock the workstation, then the
scheduled
> task will run the log off shortcut at the desired idle time you set.
>
> BTW - you can also create a shortcut for locking the work station if you
> don't want to use the screen saver. It's shortcut would point to:
> %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation
>
> Peter Parker wrote:
> > I need to make our XP Pro workstations Lock after a certain amount of
> > time (say 10 min) and then after a certain amount of time of
> > inactivity logoff (say 8 hours). I know how to the screensaver
> > password protect that's easy. The only thing I found for the Auto
> > logoff is winexit.scr but I can't set the time that long (28800 sec).
> > Is there a way to do this in a two tier process? By this use the
> > normal screensaver lock that just before the logoff time comes up
> > give like a two minute warning countdown? Also need to do force app
> > termination
>
>

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