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Force Logout User ( Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/uTBoenfpuS0 )

 

Make sure you have completed following session(s)

l   N/A

 

Introduction

Every time when a user login to the system successfully, a corresponding user license will be occupied. When user logout the system, the occupied license will be released for another user. This mechanism is managed by “system dongle”. If all purchased licenses are already occupied, no more user can login to the system until someone logout the system and release the license.

 

 

 

NOTE

Currently, the system dongle is NOT applicable to ALL web-based modules such as e-Leave, e-Roster, e-Payslip, etc.

 

 

Why need to force logout user

Normally, the occupied license will be released after user logout the system. However, in some situations shown below, the license was locked and you may need to force logout the user in order to release the occupied licenses.

 

l   The workstation was hanged unexpectedly after login to the system.

l   After system login, an unexpected program error occur and the program was closed.

l   All other unknown reasons, user cannot login to the system even all other users are already logout and closed the program.

 

 

 

TIPS

To release ALL user licenses, you may simply reset the system dongle by using the “TamsDongleResetTool.exe”. For details please refer to “How to reset system dongle

 

 

How to force logout a user

 

NOTE

Please make sure you have granted the access right to force logout other user. If not, please ask system administrator to turn it on in User Setup.

 

Steps

1.          From main menu, select “Help” > “About” to enter the “About” screen.

 

 

 

 

2.          Click the [] button beside the “Max. no. of concurrent login user”

 

 

 

 

3.          All current login users screen will be shown

 

 

 

4.          Select a user license to be force logout.

 

 

 

5.          Click the button [Force logout selected user] to confirm.

 

 

 

 

6.          Finished. The selected user license should be released.

 

 

 

 

 

 

See also

System login