Symantec 14541094 User Guide - Page 180

180 Automating file transfer and management tasks Using command queue files to automate tasks ■ 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 XP/2003 Server/2000/NT, 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 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. Allow user to cancel Sends a confirmation prompt to the host user. This option is available only if you select Prompt user. Message to display Lets you type a message that you want to send to the host user. This option is available only if you select Prompt user. Close open programs without Forcibly closes any programs that are running. The saving data user will lose any unsaved data. This option is not available for the lock computer option. 5 Click OK. Restarting or shutting down a host computer Symantec pcAnywhere lets you automatically restart or shut down a host computer after the queue file runs. To use these features, the host and remote computers must have the remote management components installed. You can configure options for saving data and notifying the host user about the action that you are about to perform. You can prompt users to close open programs and save their work. You can also configure pcAnywhere to forcibly close open