Re: Locking of Computers

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From: Chris Jones (cka691_at_alltel.net)
Date: 08/09/04 

Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 12:16:09 -0400

Well I cannot get the boneheads to understand they need to log off to allow
other use of PC, I dont mind them locked while at lunch, but this locking of
PC's at night ticks me off!!!
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems." -
Ed
> Crowley.
>
> What's the alternative - everyone just stays logged in all the time, with
> their spreadsheets & email accessible to all? I encourage users to lock
> their computers - but also beat 'em over the head until they learn that
they
> must log off at night. If people are not suppsed to be staying logged in
at
> all while away from their computers, they need to be taught that this is
> company policy. You can force logoff after X amount of idle time, but I
> don't like to go that route....
>
> Chris Jones wrote:
> > Is there a way through group policy to deny locking of computers for
> > certain users? I have some issues with shared computers being locked
> > and users just turning them off. I would like to stop this.
>
>

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