Auto-logout for Chromebooks

[BlueSkies]

Hi,

 

I'm looking for a setting in Google Admin which will allow me to configure an auto-logout timer for our class Chromebooks - does such a thing exist?

 

I have found some settings inthe admin console under:  Security/Access and data control/Google Session control ... but I'm not sure this is quite the thing I'm looking for.

 

Ideally, I'd like the Chromebooks to auto-logout after an hour of inactivity - just so that if a pupil has forgotten to logout before closing the shared Chromebook, the session will be logged out by the time someone else goes to use it.

 

Is there a way to do this?

 

Thanks

 

 

[BKGarry]

Users and Browsers settings, Idle Settings. You can set it all here I do believe, mine is set to lock but you can tweak them all here

[BlueSkies]

7 minutes ago, BKGarry said:

Users and Browsers settings, Idle Settings. You can set it all here I do believe, mine is set to lock but you can tweak them all here

Ahh .. thanks ... I thought I had a looked through all those settings but clearly missed it!  I'll have another look 🙂

 

Thanks!

[BKGarry]

Sometimes it is easy to miss, and you could be in devices rather than users etc. It's just like being lost in GPO and not seeing the wood through the trees

[BlueSkies]

Just now, BKGarry said:

Sometimes it is easy to miss, and you could be in devices rather than users etc. It's just like being lost in GPO and not seeing the wood through the trees

Oh yes .. I know that feeling!!  I find I fall down lots of rabbit-holes ... as when I'm looking for a particular setting, I come across another totally random one that looks useful!! 😂

 

Back to the autologout - I've ended up here but can't see the setting you have of "lock" ... I see "sign out" (which might be more my thing ... but lock might also be useful!) - am I in the right place?

Devices/Chrome/Settings/Users & Browsers/ Browser Idle Timeout:

 

 

Although, I tested this with a 5 minute timeout but nothing happened ... 🤔

[BKGarry]

There is another one called "idle Settings" which comes up with a screen like thi

[BlueSkies]

34 minutes ago, BKGarry said:

There is another one called "idle Settings" which comes up with a screen like thi

 

 

That's great - thank you!  Of course I was in the other Idle Setting ... doh! 😂