Ross Walker wrote: > On Jan 20, 2011, at 9:18 AM, John Hodrien <J.H.Hodrien at leeds.ac.uk> wrote: >> On Thu, 20 Jan 2011, Ross Walker wrote: >>> On Jan 19, 2011, at 2:44 PM, Bob Eastbrook <baconeater789 at gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> By default, CentOS v5 requires a user's password when the system wakes >>>> up from the screensaver. This can be disabled by each user, but how >>>> can I disable this system-wide? Many of my users forget to do this, >>>> which results in workstations being locked up. <snip> > I wonder if there is an auto logoff idle timeout feature? > > That would help reduce orphaned sessions. Set it for 8 hours of idle, then > auto-logoff. 8? I'd think 2, long enough for a long meeting, or a 1 or 2 drink lunch. mark