Re: "Lock workstations" after certain idle time. Is it advisable to do it from 'server side' ?
From: Michael Ellingson (814ba72b1794496625_at_news.postalias)
Date: 11/24/04
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Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 10:17:29 -0800
I was able to not configure the "Screen Saver executable name" and it worked
just fine. The workstations would lock and not display a screen saver.
This also left a choice of a screen saver open to each user if they had a
favorite that they wanted to use. I've only enabled "Screen Saver",
"Password protect the screen saver", and "Screen Saver timeout" policies.
"Marlon Brown" <marlon_brown@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:e2gmBwk0EHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> In order to enable the 'lock workstation' screensaver,
>
> On User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Display
>
> Do you have configure
> "Screen Saver executable name"
> AND
> "Password protect the screen saver "
>
> ?
> Please advise.
> "Anthony Yates" <anthonyDINGyates@airDONGdesk.com> wrote in message
> news:u4YiXAk0EHA.1564@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> You need to set the User screensaver policy in User Configuration:
>> Administrative Templates: Control Panel: Display. The benefit of the
> policy
>> is that it applies when users walk away and forget, or leave themselves
>> logged in to allow someone else to use their account.
>> Anthony
>>
>> "Marlon Brown" <marlon_brown@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:OsMU36j0EHA.2824@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> > In my organization I have asked trainers/helpdesk to always advise
>> > users
>> to
>> > do CTRL+ALT+DEL and lock workstations when they go away from their
>> > computers.
>> >
>> > I have one of our senior managers asking why we don't enforce the "lock
>> > workstations" on our WinXP/Win2000Prof automatically in case users
>> > leave
>> > workstations idle for a certain period of time.
>> >
>> > My first thought is that enforcing this would cause more support
>> > issues;
>> > By the way, do we have a way to do suck 'lock the workstations't via
> Group
>> > POlicies ? The way I know it can be done is via the Screensaver on the
>> > respective workstations.
>> > Please advise if there is a way to do that from the server side and
>> > also
>> if
>> > that's something people are doing out there or is more effective to let
>> > users lock their workstations on their own.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
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