4
Under Options, select one of the following:
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.
Prompt user
Sends a confirmation prompt to the host user.
This option is available only if you select Prompt user.
Allow user to cancel
Lets you type a message that you want to send to the host
user.
This option is available only if you select Prompt user.
Message to display
Forcibly closes any programs that are running.
The user will lose any unsaved data.
Close open programs
without saving data
5
Click Send.
Locking a computer or logging off a user during a remote management
session
Symantec pcAnywhere lets you remotely lock a host computer or log off the user
who is logged on to the host computer during a remote management session. The
remote management session ends after you send the command.
You can configure options for saving data and notifying the host user about the
action that you are about to perform. For the log off command, you can prompt
users to close open programs and save their work. You can also configure
pcAnywhere to forcibly close open programs without saving data. This lets
pcAnywhere close programs that might require user interaction to end a task (for
example, saving a document). Some programs do not support forcible termination.
The lock computer option is available on Windows Vista/XP/2003/2008
Server/2000 only. For added security, the host user can password-protect the
screen saver.
This command does not support Windows XP Fast User Switching.
To lock a computer or log off a user during a remote management session
1
In the Session Manager window, on the left navigation bar, under Session
Manager, click Remote Management.
2
Under Remote Management, click Change Computer State.
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Supporting computers and servers remotely
What you can do during a remote management session
Summary of Contents for PCANYWHERE - V12.5
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