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Howto? Find if a remote NT w/s is locked

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by rsp

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I'm trying to determine if all our remote NT servers/ workstations that are logged on are locked, and if not, the idle time on that machine.

For example - An operator leaves the server, but does not lock it or log out. I can find out who is logged on remotely, but as yet cannot determine how long the machine has been idle, or whether it is locked.

Determining if it is locked remotely is of paramount importance from the point of security.

Can anyone help in this matter?

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by rsp

Update: From a security point of view, a machine should be locked immediately it is left unattended.

Setting the screensaver is not an option - I need to determine unequivocally that a machine is locked or not.

Cheers!

by sfo farmer

If you are using PCAnywhere: there is an option to lock the console when the session is terminated. Other remote control software has a similar function.

You can go and logon to your remote systems and verify that they are locked.

Hope this helps- SFO

by rsp

Thanks for your answer, but I'm afraid that with over 100 servers to look after, manually connecting to each one to check is not an option, especially as I want to be "getting the results" on an hourly basis!

by shoopp

If you don't have a lot of machines to monitor you can use a third party tool.
goverlan 3.1 from www.pjtec.com
it will let you look at the processes that are running as well as remote control to them
you should be able to get an eval copy to check it out. but you'll have to do each one, one at a time.

hope this helps
paul

by rsp

Thanks for your answer, but, as above, I'm afraid that with over 100 servers to look after, manually connecting to each one to check is not an option, especially as I want to be "getting the results" on an hourly basis!

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