Script to logoff XP systems after inactivity

[aja44]

Good Morning, hoping to get some help with an issue I am having. Working in
a HS environment and have a major problem with students not logging off their
systems after they leave classes. I am looking for a way to force a system
to logoff the user after a period of inactivity. They all authenticate to
our Windows 2003 AD and we are not using TS. Any help with scripting this to
tie into the Screensaver or Scheduler would be a great help.

thanks in advance.

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

"aja44" <aja44@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:59A7456C-2012-4043-A124-B648BE2E4CFC@microsoft.com...
> Good Morning, hoping to get some help with an issue I am having. Working
> in
> a HS environment and have a major problem with students not logging off
> their
> systems after they leave classes. I am looking for a way to force a
> system
> to logoff the user after a period of inactivity. They all authenticate to
> our Windows 2003 AD and we are not using TS. Any help with scripting this
> to
> tie into the Screensaver or Scheduler would be a great help.
>
> thanks in advance.

You could try a little substitution racket: Replace the current
screen saver executable with an executable that you compile
yourself. Its sole function would be to invoke shutdown.exe -L.

This is not a particularly robust solution because it depends
on the screen saver remaining fixed. Just a thought . . .

[urkec]

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "aja44" <aja44@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:59A7456C-2012-4043-A124-B648BE2E4CFC@microsoft.com...
> > Good Morning, hoping to get some help with an issue I am having. Working
> > in
> > a HS environment and have a major problem with students not logging off
> > their
> > systems after they leave classes. I am looking for a way to force a
> > system
> > to logoff the user after a period of inactivity. They all authenticate to
> > our Windows 2003 AD and we are not using TS. Any help with scripting this
> > to
> > tie into the Screensaver or Scheduler would be a great help.
> >
> > thanks in advance.
>
> You could try a little substitution racket: Replace the current
> screen saver executable with an executable that you compile
> yourself. Its sole function would be to invoke shutdown.exe -L.
>
> This is not a particularly robust solution because it depends
> on the screen saver remaining fixed. Just a thought . . .
>
>
>

I remember this discussion:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...6ec73d4a47c57d

Maybe it is possible to use the process monitoring script to check for a
screen saver process, and if the process is running long enough, log off.

--
urkec

[Zanten, Ben van]

Hello Aja44,
useing a logoff screen saver seems to be the way to go.
you can configure the screen saver to be used using GPO, and microsoft
supplies a winexit screen saver in their resource kit !

in the KB article 297267 on http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297267 there is
information how to configure the windows exit screen saver tool, however
this information is for Windows NT. in XP and higher you can use GPO
settings for screen saver.

Ben van Zanten



"aja44" <aja44@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:59A7456C-2012-4043-A124-B648BE2E4CFC@microsoft.com...
> Good Morning, hoping to get some help with an issue I am having. Working
> in
> a HS environment and have a major problem with students not logging off
> their
> systems after they leave classes. I am looking for a way to force a
> system
> to logoff the user after a period of inactivity. They all authenticate to
> our Windows 2003 AD and we are not using TS. Any help with scripting this
> to
> tie into the Screensaver or Scheduler would be a great help.
>
> thanks in advance.