Re: screen saver for auto log off after a certain period of idle time

From: JC (jcsc_at_adinet.com.uy)
Date: 03/08/05 

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 13:25:11 -0300

Well, I have an application that finishes in about half a second. I think
that waiting the application to finish for 10 seconds and then finishing it
is not bad for me. Is there a way to do something like this?
Also, I will be using this configuration for a system that has this
requirements (auto log-off) and other applications are not important.

Juan Carlos.

"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> escribió en el mensaje
news:OkEH5B$IFHA.2640@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> JC wrote:
> > I want to automatically logoff a session when it has been idle for a
> > configurable time.
> >
> > In several sources out there I've seen that the better way to do this
> > is to use a screen saver like "winexit", but I haven't been able to
> > use it and to work without the "Force application termination"
> > option. The problem with this option is that the system does not wait
> > the application to terminate, and I need that because the application
> > must do some things before ending.
> >
> > The configuration I've used is to configure a screen saver
> > ("winexit.scr") and screen saver activation time in Active Directory
> > (Windows 2000 server) in a "group policy"
> > b) Clients are Windows XP clients
> >
> > I need a better solution to do this. Has anyone solved a problem like
> > mine (automatic logoff but waiting the applications to finish) ?
>
> The problem is catch 22..
>
> If you are waiting for the application to finish to log me off, what is to
> stop me, the savvy user, from making sure my applications NEVER finish
while
> I am away?
>
> --
> <- Shenan ->
> --
> The information is provided "as is", it is suggested you research for
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> responsible for your actions/problems/solutions. Know what you are
> getting into before you jump in with both feet.
>
>

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