[Samba] Samba PDC - How to disable system locking on Windows
XP
Steve Poulsen
spoulsen at eesoft.com
Fri Sep 21 03:29:38 GMT 2007
Adam,
Many thanks for the prompt reply. In short, this helps me confirm it
has nothing to do with the policies. I never set up any policies when I
setup Samba PDC and the clients. I will bang on the XP experts to see
what it may be.
Thanks again,
Steve
Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
>> I have tried many approaches and am out of idea. I would like my
>> Windows XP to stop locking the screen when I leave for 10 minutes or
>> so. I know this is an XP question, but I feel it is related to Samba
>> PDC since all suggestions that I have found indicate I should not be
>> seeing this.
>>
>
> This is purely a Windows question and has nothing at all to do with
> Samba.
>
> Unless you have domain policies (via an Samba server in NT4 PDC mode)
> that define screen saver preferences this is entirely a workstation
> configuration or user profile issue.
>
> The default ADM files for use with NT4 POLEDIT do not set a screen
> locking policy for XP, so unless you or someone at your side extended
> the ADM files and defined such a policy in the NTCONFIG.POL file it is
> very unlikely that you have such a policy.
>
>
>> I have disabled the screen saver.
>> I have search the group policy editor.
>> I have used groupmap to map the logged in user to Domain Admins. I have
>> added Domain Admins to the local XP machines Administrator list (this
>> appears fine since I can do anything an Admin can do on this PC).
>> I have checked power settings and set everything to 2 hours or more and
>> disable any locking checkbox.
>> I have modified the registry to disable the XP system lock button.
>> Any ideas as to what is going on?
>>
>
> Check local policies again, if you can't find the issue then reinstall
> and delete your roaming profile before logging back onto the domain.
>
> Or live with it since locking on idle is a good security practice.
>
>
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