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Users are not always very good about logging off of their
computers when they leave for the day. However, it might be necessary for all
users to be logged off for security reasons or to ensure that processes such as
backup can complete successfully. You can force logoff with a screensaver
included with the Windows 2000 Resource Kit.

The WinExit (Winexit.scr)
screen saver logs off the current user after a specified amount of idle time. When
WinExit engages, it displays a dialog box containing
a countdown timer and user-defined message. When the timer reaches zero, the
screen saver initiates a logoff process.

WinExit requires a registry
permissions change to enable non-administrators to use the screen saver. See
the Windows 2000 Resource Kit documentation for Winexit.scr
to learn which registry setting to change.