Re: using the shutdown command to forcefully log off an account ?

From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 09/20/04 

Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 17:08:24 +0200

*ProteanThread* wrote:

> is it possible to create in a *.BAT file (preferred) or vb script file by
> using the shutdown command (in the users accounts startup folder) to
> forcefully logoff the user after about an hour ? would like to use
> something like this in both limited accounts and the guest account.
Hi

Possible, yes, but the user can easily kill the process before
the shutdown takes place, and it will not stop the user from
just logging in again after the logoff either.

There is 3rd party software that handles this much better:

"1st Security Center"
http://www.1securitycenter.com/

<quote>
The powerful feature "User Working Time" allows you to limit working
time for your children , office colleagues , students and so on. You
can define several time intervals and time durations to manage users
working time very easy.
</quote>

The application in the link below is a lot more limited, but it can
e.g. force a logoff/shutdown at a set time or after a time duration
(but it looks like this is computer based and not user based):

Aye Shutdown
http://www.ayesoftware.com/asd/ 

-- 
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx

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