RE: Locking the Workstation

Hi:

The shortcut works great but you can also use AD group policies (if
applicable) to do this by enabling the following:

Screen Saver
Password Protect the Screen Saver
Screen Saver Timeout

The group policy can be found at:

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Display

This might save you a little time so you won't have to "touch" each desktop.

Thanks,

-Rob
 

Robert Lozano
University of California at Berkeley
Haas School of Business
2220 Piedmont Ave
Berkeley, CA 94720
510.643.2270

http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/

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Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 11:43 AM
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Subject: [Micronet] Locking the Workstation

Hi, Micronetters

I recommended to my users they lock their workstations when they walk
away from them to help protect the systems as part of my security
posture. It was mentioned that having to hit Ctrl+Alt+Del and then
clicking the Lock Computer was a pain so I provided a work-a-round that
works on both Windows 2000 and XP. I have prepared a pdf document just
in case someone out there would like to use this little trick.

[This PDF document is available for downloading at:
<http://seaotter.berkeley.edu/tmp/lock-it.pdf> - Micronet mailing
list administrator]

It creates a shortcut that you can double click to lock the work
station. Makes it a lot easier to get users to lock their workstations.

The other recommendation I am sure you all do anyway was to set the
screen saver to require a password so it will automatically be locked
for those who forget, etc. I set the time for ten minutes...

Have a great Weekend!

Charles

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