Symantec PCANYWHERE - V12.5 User Manual page 194

194 Automating file transfer and management tasks
Using command queue files to automate tasks
To lock a computer or log off a user
1 In the Symantec pcAnywhere window, on the left navigation bar, under
pcAnywhere Manager, click Command Queues.
2
Do one of the following:
To configure an existing command queue file, right-click the file, and then
click Properties.
To configure a new command queue file, on the File menu, click New Item
> Advanced.
3 On the Settings tab, under After queue ends, do one of the following:
To lock a computer on Windows Vista/XP/2003/2008 Server/2000, select
Disconnect and lock host computer.
To log off the user who is logged on, select Disconnect and log off host
computer.
4 Select any of the following:
Prompt user
Allow user to cancel
Message to display
Close open programs without
saving data
5 Click OK.
Notifies the user about the action that you are about
to perform.
Select the number of seconds that the user has to
respond to the prompt. If the timeout period expires,
the action is carried out automatically.
Sends a confirmation prompt to the host user.
This option is available only if you select Prompt
user.
Lets you type a message that you want to send to the
host user.
This option is available only if you select Prompt
user.
Forcibly closes any programs that are running. The
user will lose any unsaved data.
This option is not available for the lock computer
option.