Re: XP User/Admin Lockout - How to Switch Users??

From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospam.cableone.net)
Date: 07/25/03 

Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 08:38:25 -0600

Greetings --

    Why are you using a secure OS if you don't want any security?
You're contradicting yourself. Allowing anyone (other than an
Administrator or the current user) to unlock a workstation would
defeat the entire purpose of using the screensaver to protect
"confidentiality." Either turn off the screensaver's password
protection, or teach your users some rudimentary security practices.
Consult your network administrator for your local security policies
and potential solutions.

Bruce Chambers 

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"Ras DeBol" <rasdebol@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1a8901c352b5$323b9670$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi!
>  Looking for suggestions.....
>  When a user logs into a domain after a while the
> screensaver kicks in and ONLY THAT user or an admin can
> log in to it...
>  Have a multi-user environent so I can't kill the
> screensaver due to confidentialty but need a way for
> another user to be able to access that machine.Hard to
> force people to log off every time they walk away from a
> PC. The user FAST SWITCH feature would be ideal but that
> won't work in a domain use scenario. Need some sort of
> auto logoff (timed) or some way to log out one user and
> let another in....Any suggestions??
>  Thanks
>  Ras

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