Re: Unlocking a timed out PC

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From: Jim Macklin (p51mustang[threeX12)
Date: 03/16/04 

Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 14:46:28 -0600

Ask your IT dept. to enable fast user switching on those
computers.

"Calum Polwart" <calum_polwart@remove-this.bigfoot.com>
wrote in message
news:e49501c40b96$dfd20720$a401280a@phx.gbl...
| We have recently installed win XP Pro. They are logged on
| through a Novell NetWare Login which provides access to a
| file server and through the same password and username, to
| a domain server and microsoft exchange email.
|
| If we leave the PC for some time it 'TIME OUTS' to a
| [CTRL]-[ALT]-[DEL] screen. If the user is present they
| can then login to that screen using the same user name and
| password...
|
| ...our problem arrises if one team member logs in then
| goes out and another team member wants to use that
| machine, once it has timed out there is no way for them to
| login... The screen says you need to be an administrator
| or the logged in user to log in but that is not the case,
| only the logged in user can get in. (The login uses the
| Novel and the Domain login). Even local accounts which
| don't use Novel or the domain wont log in.
|
| Anyone know how we can get round this... ...I'm looking
| for one of two possible solutions:
|
| 1. The ability to login to a different session - like you
| can in Win XP Home when the screen saver comes on (Switch
| User Command)
|
| 2. The ability of a super user to log the PC in to the
| session which is currently open [if only to close
| programmes and log the session out]. Our IT dept can do
| this remotely I believe but in the past 3 days of running
| XP we've had 20 lock-outs!!!

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