Maybe this is oversimplistic, but I just configure their account profiles such that the server closes all their open shares at a specified time each night.
Andrew Jones wrote: > Get the windows 2000 Pro resource kit. > > In there is a tool called Windows exit screen saver. > > this logs off the user after a certain period of time. > > Hope this helps > > AJ > Andrew Jones > Network Services > Central Law Training Ltd > Tel: +44(0)121 355 0900 x536 > Fax: +44(0)121 355 5517 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim V(@DZ) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 14 May 2002 17:20 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: User Log off > > Does anyone know of group policies, software, configurations that will > automatically log a user off after a specific amount of time? > > Basically, people staying logged in is bad for a whole slew of privacy > and security reasons (as you all know). My users seem to have trouble > understanding this. I know I can set a Windows 2000 Group Policy for > "logout automatically" and "time to terminate session" or something like > that, but I'm pretty sure that only applies to terminal services > clients. I searched the web for a while and came up with 12Ghosts > Shutdown which is a small app that "overloads" the shutdown of Windows > and among other things has a inactivity timer. However, in testing, > having picky programs (like Outlook 2002) open will effectively not let > 12Ghosts log the user out. > > Has anyone else solved this issue with some sort of technology, I'm > wearing thin on user eduacation right now... > > -tim > > PS I suppose I should let everyone know that the network is completely > Windows 2000.
