Re: cannot force logoff

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From: Jerold Schulman (Jerry_at_jsiinc.com)
Date: 09/28/04


Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 09:43:38 -0400

On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 05:45:04 -0700, "Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I have a Windows 2000 domain with Windows XP clients. The force logoff when
>logon hours expire is set at the domain level and is applied at the client
>level. The problem is that if a user leaves for the day without shutting
>down their system, when the log on hours expire they cannot access network
>resources, but they are not logging off, or if they are logging off, then
>somehow the machine is logging them back in once the logon hours become
>availible again.
>
>Any ideas?
>TIA

The Policy is mis-named. It works as you have observed.

You can use the WinExit screensaver, tip 4866 in the 'Tips & Tricks' at
http://www.jsiinc.com

You can download it from tip 6705.

Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com



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