Re: User lockout and then Auto Logoff

From: Peter Parker (spidy_at_webs.net)
Date: 02/23/04 

Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 08:44:06 -0500

How do you do this on (30+) machines? Is there a way to make it a service?

"purplehaz" <software@for.me> wrote in message
news:e3nENmi9DHA.3204@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> I use it with user/password and when I change my password (every 30 days)
I
> just change the password on the task at the same time.
>
> Peter Parker wrote:
> > The only other problem I see now is the task needs to be run as (user
> > & password). Since we have to change passwords atleast every 90 days
> > this is a problem. Or am I doing something wrong?
> >
> > "Peter Parker" <spidy@webs.net> wrote in message
> > news:uMuIMxY9DHA.2712@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> 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
>
>