User authentication tracing

[Bill Moran]

Ahhh .... my mistake. I got a distinctly different idea from the post.
In that case you've got a few options. Look at the "deadtime" and 
"keepalive" options in Samba's config.
In the long run, the correct answer is still to address the real problem. 
Find the apps that are crashing and replace them or force the vendor to fix 
them. Unfortunately, that's not always an easy task.

-Bill

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From: 	Davide Dozza
Sent: 	Wednesday, April 18, 2001 7:59 AM
To: 	Bill Moran
Cc: 	MCCALL,DON (HP-USA,ex1); samba at lists.samba.org
Subject: 	Re: User authentication tracing

<<File: davide.dozza.vcf>>
Bill Moran wrote:
>
> >this is really an useful tip, but how would you solve the problem
> >for people who switch off the PC without disconnecting from
> >the network?
>
> I generally use a baseball bat. It's crude, but effective.
> If you've got users who are hitting the power switch without properly
> shutting down the PC, you've got bigger problems than zombie network
> connections. I'd address the problem directly instead of trying to fix 
the
> damage it does.
>
> -Bill

Uhm, it doesn't look a bad idea.
Unfortunately, the switching down is often due to Microsoft
memory protection fault that forces the user to execute a hw
reset. So it is unlikely I can convince users to put their
hands on the desk in order to apply the baseball bat method....

-Davide