Automatic Logoff

[Charles Stein]

Is there a way to automate the logoff of a workstation. When the screen
saver activates the user on the workstation is automatically logged off and
needs to logon again? This is to meet security needs.

Thanks in advance.

Charles

 

[Bill James]

You can set that option from Display Properties, the Screen Saver tab, check the Password Protected box.

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[Charles Stein]

Sorry Bill, I didn't mean it as a logoff to a screen saver but to totally
logoff the user and require a fresh logon rather than unlock the screen
saver. Just wanted to coincide the logoff with the screen saver timing.

Thanks

You can set that option from Display Properties, the Screen Saver tab, check
the Password Protected box.

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Bill James
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User

Windows VBScript Utilities » www.billsway.com/vbspage/
Windows Tweaks & Tips » www.billsway.com/notes_public/

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Is there a way to automate the logoff of a workstation. When the screen
saver activates the user on the workstation is automatically logged off and
needs to logon again? This is to meet security needs.

Thanks in advance.

Charles

If this was my machine then I would try this:

- Get a copy of shutdown2.exe from the files area of
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WinTips-Tricks/.
- Write a small logoff.exe launcher in C++ to invoke shutdown2.exe
with the appropriate parameters, probably like so:
shutdown2.exe -l -f -t 60
- Engage in a substitution racket, by renaming the launcher
from "logoff.exe" to "logoff.scr".
- Place logoff.scr into the system32 directory.
- Force the screen saver to use "logoff.scr".

If you want to adopt this solution then you need to find
someone to write & compile logoff.scr for you.

 

[Charles Stein]

Thanks Pegasus

If this was my machine then I would try this:

- Get a copy of shutdown2.exe from the files area of
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WinTips-Tricks/.
- Write a small logoff.exe launcher in C++ to invoke shutdown2.exe
with the appropriate parameters, probably like so:
shutdown2.exe -l -f -t 60
- Engage in a substitution racket, by renaming the launcher
from "logoff.exe" to "logoff.scr".
- Place logoff.scr into the system32 directory.
- Force the screen saver to use "logoff.scr".

If you want to adopt this solution then you need to find
someone to write & compile logoff.scr for you.