Re: Re: Re: Re: Automatically Log Off a workstation


If the Screen saver tab is still available, you did something wrong.
Use RSOP in GPMC to see the resultant set of policies.

Running apps will react exactly as they do when they are running when a user intentionally logs off.

On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 15:06:37 -0500, "ferg" <ferg@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Hello Jerry.
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>Your instructions are quite good and helpful. Thanks. More questions
>though.
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>I created the InActiveOff.cmd file and, using logon script, copied it
>onto each workstations system32 folder.
>I did the GroupPolicy part on the server and then ran gpupdate on the
>workstation. Logged off and back on.
>But the "Screen Saver" tab is still showing up on the workstation's
>desktop and the InActiveOff script does not kick in after the XXXXX
>number of seconds.
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>Also, how does this InActiveOff.cmd handle applications that are left
>running on the workstation, like Word, Outlook, Excel?
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>Thanks
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>"baronferg" <baronferg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:%23YbwMEWCGHA.4076@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Thanks much. 'preciate it
>>
>>
>> "Jerold Schulman" <Jerry@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:400tq19ahgvk46p7u4a6pvfcvqse4qpbta@xxxxxxxxxx
>>> Yes.
>>> Yes.
>>>
>>> On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 17:11:38 -0500, "baronferg" <baronferg@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Thanks.
>>>>I cannot remember what my thoughts were then but I am thinking now: In
>>>>your
>>>>article 9541, you said,"1. Create a %SystemRoot%\InActiveOff.cmd. file
>>>>that
>>>>only contains %SystemRoot%\System32\logoff.exe."
>>>>
>>>>Is this done on each XP Pro workstation and can I use notepad or wordpad
>>>>to
>>>>create this file?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Jerold Schulman" <Jerry@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>news:c2fqq11ubime6hhgi08ss0m80rshgt1jns@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Yes.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, 23 Dec 2005 11:46:09 -0500, "ferg" <ferg@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Jerold,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks very much.
>>>>>>Can I ask you afew more questions?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Jerold Schulman" <Jerry@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:7q3oq190a61dffdjdj6os3qnoobggqln7u@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>> On Fri, 23 Dec 2005 07:44:56 -0500, "ferg" <ferg@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>G'Day List,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Greetings and best wishes.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Does anyone have any thoughts, ideas, real life experiences in
>>>>>>>>setting
>>>>>>>>up
>>>>>>>>a
>>>>>>>>policy to automatically closing/saving all applications and logging
>>>>>>>>off
>>>>>>>>a
>>>>>>>>XP
>>>>>>>>Pro workstation if it is idle for say 3 to 3.5 hours?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Most of my domain (W2K3 Domain servers) users just leave their XP Pro
>>>>>>>>workstations on or "locked" with applications running and files open
>>>>>>>>overnight.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Thanks.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Ferg
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> See tip 9541 » How do I log a user off the console (desktop) after a
>>>>>>> period of inactivity?
>>>>>>> in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsifaq.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jerold Schulman
>>>>>>> Windows Server MVP
>>>>>>> JSI, Inc.
>>>>>>> http://www.jsiinc.com
>>>>>>> http://www.jsifaq.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Jerold Schulman
>>>>> Windows Server MVP
>>>>> JSI, Inc.
>>>>> http://www.jsiinc.com
>>>>> http://www.jsifaq.com
>>>>
>>>
>>> Jerold Schulman
>>> Windows Server MVP
>>> JSI, Inc.
>>> http://www.jsiinc.com
>>> http://www.jsifaq.com
>>
>>
>

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

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