Force User Logoff

Is there a way through AD that users can be auto logged off after a set time
frame?

Yes, by setting logon times on user account objects and using the following
GPO setting:

\Computer Configuration\ Windows Settings\ Security Settings\ Local
Policies\ Security Options\ Network Security: Force logoff when logon hours
expire

--

Paul Williams

http://www.msresource.net/
http://forums.msresource.net/


"Rob Howard" wrote:

> Is there a way through AD that users can be auto logged off after a set time
> frame?

I guess I should have included this in the first post. The users do not have
logon hours assigned to them, as they are in and out at all times of the day
and night. My main problem is that users are staying logged on 2 & 3 days at
a time. Is the GPO for "Force logoff when logon hours" only for users that
have logon hours assigned to them?

Thanks,
Rob

"ptwilliams" wrote:

> Yes, by setting logon times on user account objects and using the following
> GPO setting:
>
> \Computer Configuration\ Windows Settings\ Security Settings\ Local
> Policies\ Security Options\ Network Security: Force logoff when logon hours
> expire
>
> --
>
> Paul Williams
>
> http://www.msresource.net/
> http://forums.msresource.net/
>
>
> "Rob Howard" wrote:
>
> > Is there a way through AD that users can be auto logged off after a set time
> > frame?

you could use the winexit screen saver, assign its use from GPO
about the only way i have found to force log users off :)

stevef


"Rob Howard" <RobHoward@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A36719F5-079D-493F-9D0C-2C106789436D@microsoft.com...
>I guess I should have included this in the first post. The users do not
>have
> logon hours assigned to them, as they are in and out at all times of the
> day
> and night. My main problem is that users are staying logged on 2 & 3 days
> at
> a time. Is the GPO for "Force logoff when logon hours" only for users
> that
> have logon hours assigned to them?
>
> Thanks,
> Rob
>
> "ptwilliams" wrote:
>
>> Yes, by setting logon times on user account objects and using the
>> following
>> GPO setting:
>>
>> \Computer Configuration\ Windows Settings\ Security Settings\ Local
>> Policies\ Security Options\ Network Security: Force logoff when logon
>> hours
>> expire
>>
>> --
>>
>> Paul Williams
>>
>> http://www.msresource.net/
>> http://forums.msresource.net/
>>
>>
>> "Rob Howard" wrote:
>>
>> > Is there a way through AD that users can be auto logged off after a set
>> > time
>> > frame?

Thanks for the post Steve. I've already found out about the winexit src;
however that doesn' really seem like very smart solution. ie. having to
walk around to every PC on the domain and set up the winexit.src. If you
know of any other way, that I could make a push out of a forced user logoff
throught AD, that would be a lot simplier and less time comsuming.
Thanks again.

"steve" wrote:

> you could use the winexit screen saver, assign its use from GPO
> about the only way i have found to force log users off :)
>
> stevef
>
>
> "Rob Howard" <RobHoward@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A36719F5-079D-493F-9D0C-2C106789436D@microsoft.com...
> >I guess I should have included this in the first post. The users do not
> >have
> > logon hours assigned to them, as they are in and out at all times of the
> > day
> > and night. My main problem is that users are staying logged on 2 & 3 days
> > at
> > a time. Is the GPO for "Force logoff when logon hours" only for users
> > that
> > have logon hours assigned to them?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Rob
> >
> > "ptwilliams" wrote:
> >
> >> Yes, by setting logon times on user account objects and using the
> >> following
> >> GPO setting:
> >>
> >> \Computer Configuration\ Windows Settings\ Security Settings\ Local
> >> Policies\ Security Options\ Network Security: Force logoff when logon
> >> hours
> >> expire
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Paul Williams
> >>
> >> http://www.msresource.net/
> >> http://forums.msresource.net/
> >>
> >>
> >> "Rob Howard" wrote:
> >>
> >> > Is there a way through AD that users can be auto logged off after a set
> >> > time
> >> > frame?
>
>
>

You can configure the screen saver using GPO ;-)

--

Paul Williams

http://www.msresource.net/
http://forums.msresource.net/

"Rob Howard" wrote:

> Thanks for the post Steve. I've already found out about the winexit src;
> however that doesn' really seem like very smart solution. ie. having to
> walk around to every PC on the domain and set up the winexit.src. If you
> know of any other way, that I could make a push out of a forced user logoff
> throught AD, that would be a lot simplier and less time comsuming.
> Thanks again.
>
> "steve" wrote:
>
> > you could use the winexit screen saver, assign its use from GPO
> > about the only way i have found to force log users off :)
> >
> > stevef
> >
> >
> > "Rob Howard" <RobHoward@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:A36719F5-079D-493F-9D0C-2C106789436D@microsoft.com...
> > >I guess I should have included this in the first post. The users do not
> > >have
> > > logon hours assigned to them, as they are in and out at all times of the
> > > day
> > > and night. My main problem is that users are staying logged on 2 & 3 days
> > > at
> > > a time. Is the GPO for "Force logoff when logon hours" only for users
> > > that
> > > have logon hours assigned to them?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Rob
> > >
> > > "ptwilliams" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Yes, by setting logon times on user account objects and using the
> > >> following
> > >> GPO setting:
> > >>
> > >> \Computer Configuration\ Windows Settings\ Security Settings\ Local
> > >> Policies\ Security Options\ Network Security: Force logoff when logon
> > >> hours
> > >> expire
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >>
> > >> Paul Williams
> > >>
> > >> http://www.msresource.net/
> > >> http://forums.msresource.net/
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> "Rob Howard" wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Is there a way through AD that users can be auto logged off after a set
> > >> > time
> > >> > frame?
> >
> >
> >