"you ALWAYS logout, or lock the machine." You're half right. You ALWAYS lock the machine. Never logout of a server. Lock it for protection. There's no question here. It's the way it is for all professionals. -----Original Message----- From: David Wilhoit [mailto:kidego@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 8:38 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Re: Scheduling NTBackup to mapped drive http://www.MSExchange.org/ You ALWAYS logout, or lock the machine. Period. MS employees have had that drilled into their head for years. I know, I used to work there. When leaving a workstation or server, LOCK THE DESKTOP. David Wilhoit Microsoft Exchange MVP kidego@xxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: Shawn Moua [mailto:smoua@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 7:36 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Re: Scheduling NTBackup to mapped drive http://www.MSExchange.org/ Did I miss the reason behind not logging out? I can only think of two. Thanks, Shawn. -----Original Message----- From: Greg Mulholland [mailto:greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 4:21 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Re: Scheduling NTBackup to mapped drive http://www.MSExchange.org/ Thems fightin words :) Greg Mulholland Krystaltek Solutions greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.krystaltek.com -----Original Message----- From: Jared Johnson [mailto:jaredsjazz@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 9:18 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Re: Scheduling NTBackup to mapped drive http://www.MSExchange.org/ John, you have it backwards. I work for the Federal Government. We get audited every 3.5 months. We are not ALLOWED to leave any server logged out. The one time they caught us with only a few servers, they bit out heads off. These are the best IT Auditors in the country. Are you saying that Microsoft and the Federal Government are wrong? I think you've been working too hard and have forgotten the basics, perhaps, here. -----Original Message----- From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 6:37 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Re: Scheduling NTBackup to mapped drive http://www.MSExchange.org/ > always want to leave a user logged on, as Microsoft says, never leave > your system vulnerable due to an unlocked system. Easist Admin mistake > there is. Some thing is really wrong here. In all the reading I have done, best practice documentation I have read, IT personal I have talked to, Microsoft seminars I have attended, Microsoft classes I have taken, Microsoft tests I have taken, Microsoft Security team members I have talked to, never has it been said that an easy admin mistake is to not have a computer logged on. Just the opposite, only be logged on when needed. 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