Automatic log off administrator

[pmsoft]

I would like to make the administrator account log off automaticly after a certain amount of time.

Is this option available in W2000 server?

If so: where should I activate this option?

 

[Griffyn]

Do you have to log off? Why not just use the screen saver with the 'Password Protected' option turned on?

 

[pmsoft]

Thanks for your answer Griffyn.

This is the problem:
At my work I manage a w2000 server. If I logon with administrator and do nothing for 10 minutes, it logs administrator off. (No it is not the screensaver: the screensaver option is disabled)

For a few second it shows the messages:
Shut down...
Log of administator...

Then the login screen is shown.
If you give the password for administrator it gives the message:

Loading personal settings...

And you can use the server.

I would like to know if this is a w2000 standard facility, or the person who installed this server used external software to automaticly log of administrator.
I searched for it on the server, but couldn't find this software.

Regards,
Henk

 

[Griffyn]

Windows 2000 does have a standard Logoff command, but requires Terminal Services to be running. This requires (I think) for you to have terminal services licenses for the server.

 

[TechyMcSe2k]

Sounds like a group policy is logging off the admin after 10 minutes of inactivity. Run a GPRESULT and see if any are applied.

 

[allywilson]

Alternatively there is a few other options.

psshutdown.exe <-- Pstools by Sys Internals (free, standalone)
shutdown.exe <-- not standard on W2k I don't think.

They can be set as logon scripts

psshutdown.exe -f -o -t 600 -v 0

that would force all applications to close, logoff, 10 minutes from the moment it runs and display no dialogue.

Or an automation program (like a macro). I built something similar using AutoIT a while back.