Logoff process isn't complete when logoff

[Andrew Wang]

I configure a local group policy in a windows 2000
professional pc to run a backup scrip to backup 6G data
when logoff. However, the computer that have hugh data to
backup, it will never finish the whole process. It stop
about half way with an incomplete backup file. If I run
the script manually, or configure it run at user log on,
it works fine.
Is there anyway I can force the system to finish the
process before it terminate the script & logoff.
Please advices, thx.

 

[Emerald]

Is this machine a member of a domain?

If so, there is a computer group policy you can change
that will give your script longer to run.

It's called 'Maximum wait Time for Group Policy Scripts'
and by default it is set to 10 minutes.

Find it in computer configuration/admin
templates/system/Logon

 

[Andrew Wang]

My PC is not in a domain, I have peer to peer network in
our office. Also the backup is take more 30 minutes to
finish. I really don't know what cause the problem, if I
change the backup to run at logon, everything is working
fine. However, I do need to configure the backup to run
at logoff, any clue????
thanks.