I have been running various processes over night on a Windows 2008 R2 AMD64 SP1 virtual server share via a VPN connection and remote desktop. Recently, I have been noticing that when I return in the morning, the processes I had started the previous night are stopped and the applications have been shut down (I am the only one who uses this share). Sometimes the processing completes as expected and other times cuts out mid way--likely after the application encounters an error and is idle. I am primarily using ArcGIS 10.2 and Python geoprocessing scripts via IDLE or PythonWin.
I have tried investigating the Session Time Limits within the Local Group Policy Editor without success (see attached screenshot). I was following the instructions from this blog. It appears that all of the settings are at the default, which should not impose a timelimit on applications. Is there a way to ensure programs are not automatically shut down (even after an error occurs), or at least find a way to track why a program or operation was shut down?