Windows XP Auto-Logoff on Domain

[jdieckmann]

I have done some research on automatically logging off Windows XP
machines after a period of inactivity, but have found nothing
enlightening that will work in my situation. I have a Windows Server
2003 AD domain, & I have multiple PC's (potentially all on the domain)
that I'd like to force to auto-logoff after a specified period of
inactivity. In other words, I don't care if the user has 10 programs
open & has unsaved work, I just want to log the PC off the network so
another user can log on. The reason for this is because we have
several multi-user PC's that people always forget to log off, & when
the next person needs to use it, they have to shut it down manually,
which they hate, or call me, which means I have to remote in to the PC
& unlock it w/ an administrative account. This is because I have a
Group Policy that specifies that the PC's lock after 60 minutes of
inactivity & require a password to unlock. That is system-wide.

I've already researched Winexit.scr & I DO NOT want to use it. It's
too messy in my environment & I need something that will work across
all machines w/ minimal setup. I'd prefer not to spend any money on a
solution, if that's possible, but I haven't found any freeware software
solutions that will do the job either. Basically, if I have to spend
money out of my budget I will; I just need a solution that can
accurately calculate a 2-hour period of inactivity (or perhaps less) &
auto logoff users (closing programs & processes) at that time. A
solution that I could tweak time-out settings based on groups or
individual machines would be even better. Thanks!

 

[WinAbility.Com]

I've already researched Winexit.scr & I DO NOT want to use it. It's
too messy in my environment & I need something that will work across
all machines w/ minimal setup. I'd prefer not to spend any money on a
solution, if that's possible, but I haven't found any freeware software
solutions that will do the job either. Basically, if I have to spend
money out of my budget I will; I just need a solution that can
accurately calculate a 2-hour period of inactivity (or perhaps less) &
auto logoff users (closing programs & processes) at that time. A
solution that I could tweak time-out settings based on groups or
individual machines would be even better. Thanks!

We have a utility to do just that:

http://www.winability.com/active-exit/

You can use it for free for 30 days with no limitations.

It has the 'Force application termination' option that can logoff the user
(or just restart the computer) no matter what. It supports the "silent"
network installations: after you have set up one computer the way you want,
you can put the settings into a shared folder, and then set up other
computers in the same way by running a configuration utility from the shared
folder.

--
Regards,

Andrei Belogortseff
WinAbility(r) Software Corp. [ http://www.winability.com/ ]
"Useful Windows Utilities and Security Software"

 

[jdieckmann]

Thanks, I'll give that a try.

I've already researched Winexit.scr & I DO NOT want to use it. It's
too messy in my environment & I need something that will work across
all machines w/ minimal setup. I'd prefer not to spend any money on a
solution, if that's possible, but I haven't found any freeware software
solutions that will do the job either. Basically, if I have to spend
money out of my budget I will; I just need a solution that can
accurately calculate a 2-hour period of inactivity (or perhaps less) &
auto logoff users (closing programs & processes) at that time. A
solution that I could tweak time-out settings based on groups or
individual machines would be even better. Thanks!

We have a utility to do just that:

http://www.winability.com/active-exit/

You can use it for free for 30 days with no limitations.

It has the 'Force application termination' option that can logoff the user
(or just restart the computer) no matter what. It supports the "silent"
network installations: after you have set up one computer the way you want,
you can put the settings into a shared folder, and then set up other
computers in the same way by running a configuration utility from the shared
folder.

--
Regards,

Andrei Belogortseff
WinAbility(r) Software Corp. [ http://www.winability.com/ ]
"Useful Windows Utilities and Security Software"