Setting timeout with GPO

[Guest]

I want to set a timeout period of 15 minutes to all computers in our domain.
I'd prefer not to use a screensaver (as they tend to stop some functions ie:
serial port).

GPO only lists the screensaver method.

How can I do this?
THanks
Ron

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Timeout for what?

Turn off the monitor, hard disk or go into Standby or Hibernation?

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[Guest]

to lock the computer. Sorry.

Timeout for what?

Turn off the monitor, hard disk or go into Standby or Hibernation?

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[Wesley Vogel]

SWAG.

Sets a time limit for active but idle Terminal Services sessions
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=676

Sets a time limit for active but idle Terminal Services sessions
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=306

Sets a time limit for active Terminal Services sessions
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=305

Sets a time limit for active Terminal Services sessions
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=675

Windows 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 Group Policies by policy name
Number of policies in database: 844
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gplistall.asp


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[Guest]

Thanks.

I guess I need to explain more.

I have 60000 2000 and XP Pro computers. I need to lock the workstations
after 15 minutes of inactivity. I'd prefer not to use the
screensaver/password method as this can effect serial port communications.

I'm looking for a low-no cost solution, but I haven't been able to find one.

Thanks
Ron

 

[Wesley Vogel]

It ought to be obvious that I do not know.

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[Guest]

Grossly Obvious!!
Thanks :-/

It ought to be obvious that I do not know.

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[Steven L Umbach]

I have not tried this myself but possibly you could configure a scheduled
task to invoke a program to lock the computer after 15 minutes of idle time.
PsShutdown with the -l swithc will lock a computer and you can use schtasks
command line to create a batch file that should be able to be applied as a
Group Policy "startup" script.

Steve

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/psshutdown.mspx ---
PsShutdown
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/.../xp/all/proddocs/en-us/schtasks.mspx?mfr=true
--- schtasks