Re: Force Log Off When Logon Hours Expire

From: Don (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/10/04 

Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 13:38:18 -0700

Thanks for the info!

>-----Original Message-----
>Don wrote:
>
>> Has anyone been able to effectively use the above option
>> in their "default domain policy | computer
configuration |
>> windows settings | security settings | local policies |
>> security options"? If so, how? Mine is enabled but I
>> simply cannot get it to work. All other modified
options
>> in this GPO work fine. Ideas? TIA!!!
>>
>> Server: 2003 using AD [accounts]
>> Client(s): XP sp2
>Hi
>
>You can't use this setting for console logoff.
>
>This forced logoff policy is a policy for SMB server,
i.e. the computer
>which has a network share accessible from a network. This
policy, if
>enabled on a server, ends the users session with the
server when their
>logon hours expire.
>
>You will need 3rd party software for this, e.g. the
program
>"1st Security Center" would maybe cover your requirement:
>
>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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