So if you turn around to write some stuff down, the system logs you off... If you get interrupted by some friends and you talk too long, you get logged off... If you are doing a report on the computer and spend to much time reading something, you get logged off.
I know a lot of people who would think that would be really annoying. No, really stupid.
Many years ago I worked at a company that implimented a policy that when your terminal was idle for 2 minutes it would screen lock and after 5 minutes would log the user off. There was such a revolt that the company security person that came up with the idea was fired two days later.
It can be done, but I am not sure that the other users of the system will appreciate the new "feature". <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
So if you turn around to write some stuff down, the system logs you off... If you get interrupted by some friends and you talk too long, you get logged off... If you are doing a report on the computer and spend to much time reading something, you get logged off.
I know a lot of people who would think that would be really annoying. No, really stupid.
Many years ago I worked at a company that implimented a policy that when your terminal was idle for 2 minutes it would screen lock and after 5 minutes would log the user off. There was such a revolt that the company security person that came up with the idea was fired two days later.
It can be done, but I am not sure that the other users of the system will appreciate the new "feature". <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
First of all, this was NOT my idea... I was just helping re-iterate it.
Second... no need for condescending 'tone' by saying "Duh!"... some of us are adults here.
Third, why is it absurd if that's what someone wants...? Other people think Screensavers are absurd... some think shutting-down your computer is absurd... but those "Options" (key word) are there. No one says you'd have to USE it.
Besides... you demonstrated it in an absurd way:
[quote]So if you turn around to write some stuff down, the system logs you off... If you get interrupted by some friends and you talk too long, you get logged off... If you are doing a report on the computer and spend to much time reading something, you get logged off<hr></blockquote>
Now what person would set the time-limit so short that if they stopped to write something down, it logged you out...? That would be the USER being absurd... NOT the feature.
If you think it's unnecessary for you, that's fine... but why does it make it foolish? If someone wants their machine to Log-out after a specified idle period... then that's THEIR perogative. It's not WRONG... just different than what YOU would do.
For those of us that are portable users and/or have a keyboard with a power button on it, (not just on the machine, keyboards like the Apple USB Keyboard, MacAlly iKey(4), etc. can do this) after you logout you can hit the powerbutton on the keyboard (or right above it on a portable) and a dialog box will pop up, asking you if you want to restart, shutdown, or sleep. Click sleep and you're on your way.
[NOTE: You may have to move the mouse before hitting the powerbutton or click outside the login window.]
I want to put my computer to sleep, and when it wakes up, I want it to display the login screen. Is there a way to have the computer log out when you put it to sleep? I can't find this option anywhere... aside from laboriously going to Log Out, then hitting the power button on the side of my eMac...
This may not do exactly what you describe, but works well for me. I use a freeware program called "SleepTight". Hitting a keyboard combination of your choosing, it will lock the screen and put your system to sleep. When you fire up your system, you just enter your user password and your screen comes up just as you left it. I use this all the time. This is one of the biggest time savers and why I like to use my Mac more than my PC, because I can get busy immediately vs. having to wait for boot-up and then to login.
Another great thing is that I put my Mac in wake on lan, and then I send a signal from my PC, the Mac turns on and VNC is running and I login into the Mac, enter my password and all set to start working.
* I am logged in and have screensaver passwords turned on.
* Fast user switching is enabled, and there are two users both with passwords on their accounts.
So, I leave the computer for a short while and my screensaver comes on. Shortly afterwards my girl friend comes to check her email. Is there an option to "Fast Switch" to her account without unlocking mine?
this idea is not absurd nor unuseful. i have to confess that i work on a windows xp machine and the described feature is the best thing in xp. let me explain the sense of this:
first it has to do with fast user switching in xp. in the logoff screen you can select 'logout' or 'change user'. if you select 'change user' all your tasks, windows etc (just everything) stays active but you can access the loginscreen and you can login to a second account.
until here it is the same feature that was now included in panther but...
in xp you can put up a screensaver (with or without password screen) or go to sleep mode after a several time. but this isn't useful if multiple users are using the same machine during the day without specific using times. so if you are working on something and another person who is a user of this machine asks if he/she could quickly check his/her emails you dont have to quit all your tasks but you can switch.
now lets imagine you go out for an hour or you are talking to someone a little bit longer etc it is very useful that your tasks stay active and the computer goes in sleep mode and if you wake it up it shows you the login screen with all users. like this the computer is open to other users while you are out for dinner and forgot to logout but nobody must fear to quit important tasks of other users.
this 'show login screen when wake up from sleep' is an option and you can deactivate it. as already said this is an "option" (key-word). a good fast user switch implemantation should include this and denying features is never good because it prohibits you from innovation.
the question is if this is also included in panther? anyone...?!
sorry for the long post mostly when it is the first
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So if you turn around to write some stuff down, the system logs you off... If you get interrupted by some friends and you talk too long, you get logged off... If you are doing a report on the computer and spend to much time reading something, you get logged off.
I know a lot of people who would think that would be really annoying. No, really stupid.
Many years ago I worked at a company that implimented a policy that when your terminal was idle for 2 minutes it would screen lock and after 5 minutes would log the user off. There was such a revolt that the company security person that came up with the idea was fired two days later.
It can be done, but I am not sure that the other users of the system will appreciate the new "feature". <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
[ 09-17-2002: Message edited by: MrBillData ]</p>
<strong>Duh, like I said, it is an absurd idea.
So if you turn around to write some stuff down, the system logs you off... If you get interrupted by some friends and you talk too long, you get logged off... If you are doing a report on the computer and spend to much time reading something, you get logged off.
I know a lot of people who would think that would be really annoying. No, really stupid.
Many years ago I worked at a company that implimented a policy that when your terminal was idle for 2 minutes it would screen lock and after 5 minutes would log the user off. There was such a revolt that the company security person that came up with the idea was fired two days later.
It can be done, but I am not sure that the other users of the system will appreciate the new "feature". <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
[ 09-17-2002: Message edited by: MrBillData ]</strong><hr></blockquote>
First of all, this was NOT my idea... I was just helping re-iterate it.
Second... no need for condescending 'tone' by saying "Duh!"... some of us are adults here.
Third, why is it absurd if that's what someone wants...? Other people think Screensavers are absurd... some think shutting-down your computer is absurd... but those "Options" (key word) are there. No one says you'd have to USE it.
Besides... you demonstrated it in an absurd way:
[quote]So if you turn around to write some stuff down, the system logs you off... If you get interrupted by some friends and you talk too long, you get logged off... If you are doing a report on the computer and spend to much time reading something, you get logged off<hr></blockquote>
Now what person would set the time-limit so short that if they stopped to write something down, it logged you out...? That would be the USER being absurd... NOT the feature.
If you think it's unnecessary for you, that's fine... but why does it make it foolish? If someone wants their machine to Log-out after a specified idle period... then that's THEIR perogative. It's not WRONG... just different than what YOU would do.
<img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" />
[NOTE: You may have to move the mouse before hitting the powerbutton or click outside the login window.]
And it has this cute "lazy eye" sort of icon.
Originally posted by eVo
I want to put my computer to sleep, and when it wakes up, I want it to display the login screen. Is there a way to have the computer log out when you put it to sleep? I can't find this option anywhere... aside from laboriously going to Log Out, then hitting the power button on the side of my eMac...
This may not do exactly what you describe, but works well for me. I use a freeware program called "SleepTight". Hitting a keyboard combination of your choosing, it will lock the screen and put your system to sleep. When you fire up your system, you just enter your user password and your screen comes up just as you left it. I use this all the time. This is one of the biggest time savers and why I like to use my Mac more than my PC, because I can get busy immediately vs. having to wait for boot-up and then to login.
Another great thing is that I put my Mac in wake on lan, and then I send a signal from my PC, the Mac turns on and VNC is running and I login into the Mac, enter my password and all set to start working.
Try it! I think you will like SleepTight. . . .
http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/sleeptight/
-Scott
Originally posted by scott_r
Try it! I think you will like SleepTight. . . .
http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/sleeptight/
-Scott
Very cool... thanks. I've been looking for such a thing.
Scenario:
* I am logged in and have screensaver passwords turned on.
* Fast user switching is enabled, and there are two users both with passwords on their accounts.
So, I leave the computer for a short while and my screensaver comes on. Shortly afterwards my girl friend comes to check her email. Is there an option to "Fast Switch" to her account without unlocking mine?
first it has to do with fast user switching in xp. in the logoff screen you can select 'logout' or 'change user'. if you select 'change user' all your tasks, windows etc (just everything) stays active but you can access the loginscreen and you can login to a second account.
until here it is the same feature that was now included in panther but...
in xp you can put up a screensaver (with or without password screen) or go to sleep mode after a several time. but this isn't useful if multiple users are using the same machine during the day without specific using times. so if you are working on something and another person who is a user of this machine asks if he/she could quickly check his/her emails you dont have to quit all your tasks but you can switch.
now lets imagine you go out for an hour or you are talking to someone a little bit longer etc it is very useful that your tasks stay active and the computer goes in sleep mode and if you wake it up it shows you the login screen with all users. like this the computer is open to other users while you are out for dinner and forgot to logout but nobody must fear to quit important tasks of other users.
this 'show login screen when wake up from sleep' is an option and you can deactivate it. as already said this is an "option" (key-word). a good fast user switch implemantation should include this and denying features is never good because it prohibits you from innovation.
the question is if this is also included in panther? anyone...?!
sorry for the long post mostly when it is the first