Override screen saver lockout

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Is there a way to logout a user that has a machine
locked via a screen saver other than with Administrator
or the user who locked the machine.

A script that has a timer to log a user out would be desired.

Thanks in Advance
 
cbr900rrderrick said:
Is there a way to logout a user that has a machine
locked via a screen saver other than with Administrator
or the user who locked the machine.

A script that has a timer to log a user out would be desired.

Thanks in Advance
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Not that I know of, unless you want to remotely reboot the computer somehow.
What's your goal?
 
I have a client that wants to protect access to a machine.
They do not want to use a generic login ID either.

They want a screensaver to lockout the current user. But allow
others to unlock it and login as their ID.

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
 
Probably the only way for a user to unlock and logout a user who has their
terminal locked is to make them a local administrator. This obviously gives
them more control over the local machine.

You can then set the screen saver timeout and lock via group policy.

cbr900rrderrick said:
I have a client that wants to protect access to a machine.
They do not want to use a generic login ID either.

They want a screensaver to lockout the current user. But allow
others to unlock it and login as their ID.

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
Not that I know of, unless you want to remotely reboot the computer
somehow.
What's your goal?
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814ba72b179449 said:
Probably the only way for a user to unlock and logout a user
who has their
terminal locked is to make them a local administrator. This
obviously gives
them more control over the local machine.

You can then set the screen saver timeout and lock via group
policy.

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I have a client that wants to protect access to a machine.
They do not want to use a generic login ID either.

They want a screensaver to lockout the current user. But allow
others to unlock it and login as their ID.

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
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 >> cbr900rrderrick wrote:
  >>> Is there a way to logout a user that has a
machine
  >>> locked via a screen saver other than with
Administrator
  >>> or the user who locked the machine.
  >>>
  >>> A script that has a timer to log a user out
would be desired.
  >>>
  >>> Thanks in Advance
 >>
 >> Not that I know of, unless you want to remotely
reboot the computer
 >> somehow.
 >> What's your goal?
 >>
 >>
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Hi,

There isn’t a way I know of to do this. I wish I knew a way. Even the
remote "shutdown" command from shutdown.exe doesn’t seem to affect
locked machines. Personally I would prevent the user from locking the
machine, forcing her to logout instead. There is a Group Policy to
restrict locking the machine.

Lara
 
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