I'm looking for a way to do force mapped drive sessions to disconnect from Windows Server 2008 after a specified interval. Most clients will be Windows XP. I've seen some things that almost do what I want (on the server, like editing autodisconnect in the registry or using net config server /autodisconnect:30 for a 30 minute timeout), but it appears that this doesn't cause a 'real' disconnect-in other words, the user will see the drive with a red x through it in their Windows explorer, and double clicking it will let them re-connect, without being prompted for a userid or password. Our problem is that we have some 'public' machines in our labs, and users aren't always diligent about disconnecting a mapped drive when they're done. This means anyone can walk up afterward and have access, so we'd like to force a disconnect periodically (maybe every hour or 2). Any suggestions?

Hi, What I thought that force user account logoff from public machine after a period of inactivity (like 1 or 2 hours that you want)is more easier for you to achieve the goal : How To Force Users to Quit Programs and Log Off After a Period of Inactivity in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314999 If these public computers are domain members then you can deploy it via group policy : Customizing the Desktop http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc938799.aspx Thanks. Tiger Li TechNet Subscriber Support in forum If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.com Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

The resource kit does a nice job of this. It seems like a potentially workable solution, we'll see if my management agrees... Thanks!

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