From: John Kelly (jkelly@unex.berkeley.edu)
Date: Thu Nov 07 2002 - 17:44:37 PST
Ford and Eric,
Thanks for your answers. What we're trying to do is prevent users from keeping critical files open--some users run software written in-house that updates student, course and other database files. For backups, bulk transfers, etc., we want a nice big window--say 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.--when we know for sure all user access will be curtailed.
In the Windows Resource Kit I see some tools that can be used in scripts run from the client side. It boggles my mind that there's no way to disconnect people from the server side, other than pointing and clicking
--jk.
>>> Ford Chiang <ford@econ.Berkeley.EDU> 11/07/02 05:25PM >>>
Depending on what you're trying to achieve a possible alternative to
automatic logouts would be to have the screen saver with password turn on
automatically. Forced logouts might cause people to lose work, an
autoscreen saver would just prevent someone from accessing an unattended
computer.
there's a couple of options under group policies that set screen savers
and time outs with a requirement for passwords
User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Control Panel -> Display
Hide Screen Saver Tab
Screen Saver
Password protect screen saver
Screen saver timeout
-Ford
On Thu, 7 Nov 2002, Eric Chamberlain wrote:
> I believe the Resource Kit has some screen savers that can be used to
> log users out after some idle time period.
>
> --
> Eric Chamberlain, CISSP
> Campus Active Directory Architect
> Central Computing Services
> University of California, Berkeley
> http://calnetad.berkeley.edu
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>
> How do you set things up in Active Directory so that most users (say all
> members of certain groups) get logged out automatically?
>
> The "login time restriction" works great for keeping them from logging
> in after a given time--but if they're already logged in, they stay in,
> and that can make trouble.
>
> I've been all over the user profiles and policies, and can't find
> anything that works.
>
>
> John Kelly
> Communication & Network Services Manager
> Extension Information Systems
> University of California, Berkeley
> jkelly@unex.berkeley.edu
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