Computer - Lock

Declaration

<AMCOMPUTER ACTIVITY="lock" />

Description:

Submits a request to lock the workstation's display. Available on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7.

Practical Usage

Commonly used as the final step in a task to lock the workstation in order to protect it from unauthorized use. It is common to use this activity to lock the workstation if the task was started when it was locked.

Parameters

No parameters

Description

Error Causes

On Error

Example

NOTE: The sample AML code below can be copied and pasted directly into the Steps panel of the Task Builder.

Description: This task checks the AMTrigger.Locked dataset to determine if the workstation was initially locked when the task started. If it was in a locked state, the task re-locks the workstation before completion.

<AMVARIABLE NAME="AMTrigger.WasLocked" ISPARAMETER="YES">1</AMVARIABLE>

<!-- Place these steps at the end of the task to make it re-lock if the task was

started locked -->

<AMIF EXPRESSION="%AMTrigger.WasLocked% = 1">

     <AMLOCKWORKSTATION />

</AMIF>