Using the configuration utility of ActiveExit |
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Using the configuration utility of ActiveExit |
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You can use the configuration utility to change the ActiveExit settings that apply to the computer on which you run the utility. If you have several computers for which you want to change the ActiveExit settings, you need to run the configuration utility on each such computer. (To manage the setting of a large number of the computers, you may want to use the Group Policy instead of the configuration utility).
To open the configuration utility, choose ActiveExit from Windows Start - Programs menu. The configuration utility of ActiveExit has the following areas:
If this box is checked, ActiveExit performs the job it's designed to do: it will logg of the inactive users from their accounts. If this box is cleared, ActiveExit stops monitoring the users on this computer. You can use this box to quickly enable or disable ActiveExit without having to uninstall it.
Use this box to specify how long the inactivity period should be. The inactivity period is the time during which no mouse or keyboard activity from the user has been detected.
Use this box to specify how long a warning message should be displayed before actually logging off the user. You can also customize the text of the message by clicking on the link.
Use this link to specify an alternative text of the warning message displayed to the user, if the user has locked the screen before the idle timeout has occurred.
Note that the warning message is displayed only if the user is connected to its session. That is, if the user's desktop is currently visible to the user, or if the screen is locked and a prompt to unlock it is displayed to the user. If the user is disconnected from the session (which happens, for example, if the user has chosen the Disconnect or Switch User commands from Windows Start Menu), then the warning is NOT displayed and the logoff occurs immediately when the idle timeout is up.
Note also that when the screen is locked, it is NOT enough to press OK to dismiss the warning message displayed by ActiveExit; the user must actully unlock the screen and log back on to keep his or her session active.
The list of the user accounts and/or user groups which should be processed by ActiveExit. If this list is empty, then ActiveExit will process every user who logs in to the computer (unless excluded by the Do not apply to list. If this list is not empty, then only users who are in the list or who are the members of the groups listed will be processed by ActiveExit. (Also, see notes below.)
To add a group or a user to the list, press the [+] button above the list. To remove an item from the list, select it and then press the [-] button above the list.
The list of the user accounts and/or user groups which should NOT be processed by ActiveExit. If this list is empty, then ActiveExit will not exclude any user or group from processing. If this list is not empty, then ActiveExit will not monitor users or members of the groups listed. (Also, see notes below.)
To add a group or a user to the list, press the [+] button above the list. To remove an item from the list, select it and then press the [-] button above the list.
This area is used by ActiveExit to display its status.
Press this button to export the current settings of ActiveExit into a file.
Press this button to import the settings of ActiveExit from a file (created previously with the Export command).
You may want to use the Export and Import commands to simplify the configuration of several computers: Instead of setting up each computer individually, you can export the settings from one computer, and then import them from the file on other computers, to make them configured in the same way as the first computer.
Press this button if you want to return ActiveExit to the sate as it was when you first installed it, before you made any changes to its configuration.
Press this button to make the current settings effective, without closing the configuration window.
Press this button to make the current settings effective and close the configuration window.
Press this button open the User's Guide of ActiveExit.
Press this button to display the version number and copyright information for ActiveExit. You can also use it to enter your business license key, check your license for validity, etc.
When deciding whether to monitor a specific user or not, ActiveExit only takes into account the groups the user is actually a member of, as listed on the Member of page of the user's Properties window (available through the Computer management utility of Windows ):
While some group memberships are implied (for example, every user is implied to be a member of the Everyone group), such implied memberships are NOT considered by ActiveExit. To reiterate, if you add a user group to the Apply to or Do not apply to lists of ActiveExit, that group will take effect only if it's explicitly listed on the Member of property page of the user.
If the user logs in to a domain, then both the global and the local group membership is checked by ActiveExit. Keep in mind that Windows may map the global groups to the local groups automatically. For example, if a user is a member of the global group Domain Admins, such a user also automatically becomes a member of the local group Administrators, even if Administrators does not appear on the user's Member of property page.
The Do not apply to list takes precedence of the Apply to list. That is, if a user matches the Do not apply to list, then ActiveExit will not process such a user, even if it also matches the Apply to list.
The decision whether to monitor a user or not is normally made by ActiveExit only when the user log on to the computer. If you make a change to the list of users or groups that ActiveExit should process, such a change will only take effect next time the affected user logs on to the computer. If you need the changes to take effect immediately, restart the ActiveExit service.
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