[Condor-users] KeyBoardIdle unreliable on Windows XP?

["Finch, Ralph" <rfinch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

condor -version
$CondorVersion: 6.6.9 Mar 10 2005 $
$CondorPlatform: INTEL-WINNT40 $

The KeyBoardIdle attribute seems unreliable.  For instance, today is
Sunday, and the following command reports all machines in our pool
have been used within the last few minutes.  Hmmm, probably not.
Is there something in Windows which periodically tricks KeyBoardIdle
to reset?  Also noteworthy is that some VMs on the same physical
desktop machine report slightly different values.

The false values create a problem in setting up rules on where to start
jobs.

$ condor_status -l | grep -i '^Name\|^keyboardidle'
Name = "vm1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
KeyboardIdle = 686
Name = "vm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
KeyboardIdle = 700
Name = "vm1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
KeyboardIdle = 300
Name = "vm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
KeyboardIdle = 325
Name = "vm1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
KeyboardIdle = 303
Name = "vm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
KeyboardIdle = 303
Name = "vm1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
KeyboardIdle = 686
Name = "vm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
KeyboardIdle = 686
Name = "vm1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
KeyboardIdle = 301
Name = "vm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
KeyboardIdle = 301
Name = "vm1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
KeyboardIdle = 697
Name = "vm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
KeyboardIdle = 701
Name = "vm1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
KeyboardIdle = 687
Name = "vm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
KeyboardIdle = 687
Name = "vm1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
KeyboardIdle = 301
Name = "vm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
KeyboardIdle = 301
Name = "vm1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
KeyboardIdle = 1
Name = "vm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
KeyboardIdle = 1
Name = "vm1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
KeyboardIdle = 432
Name = "vm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
KeyboardIdle = 432
Name = "vm1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
KeyboardIdle = 686
Name = "vm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
KeyboardIdle = 686
Name = "vm1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
KeyboardIdle = 686
Name = "vm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
KeyboardIdle = 686


Ralph Finch, P.E.
Dept. of Water Resources
Bay-Delta Office, Room 215-13
Sacramento, CA  95814
916-653-7552
rfinch@xxxxxxxxxxxx