logon hours

[Wasim]

I am aware logon hours can be restricted in windows 2003 and in a domain environment. can this be done on a standalone xp pc, people? B)

[Wasim]

anyhelp guys?

[flyingwolf]

No definitive answer here but maybe check out the group policy editor.

Might be able to restrict it that way.

[nolookingca]

this looks promising: Access Boss™ - Restrict and limit user logon time

[Marsden]

The entries are there in Group Policy under Network Security for enabling or disabling Logon Hours.

There is no way to configure Logon Hours except via a server with advanced User properties.

It will take a 3rd party tool to do what you want.

[DisabledTrucker]

Maybe using a script and the scheduled tasks you "may" be able to do it that way, have it activate after a certain time, then call up the shutdown/restart/logoff feature. Not sure if there would be any other way of doing it, outside what is already explained.

*edit* Not sure how to do this, but I understand there is a way to "hide" tasks that are running, you could theoretically configure a script that starts when someone logs into windows that sets some sort of timer that counts down, then automatically logs someone off/shuts off the computer/restarts, etc. and hide it as a running task. But again, you'd have to come up with the script that can do this and google the instructions on "hiding running tasks". I don't know for sure if this was ever "fixed" as part of XP SP2 though, but it's supposedly a hole that is in Windows that allows for the hiding of the tasks.

[FthrJACK]

it is perfectly possible using command prompt on an XP desktop.

i forget how to do it, but you can restrict each acount or user group individually.

i found out how to do it on the Windows tips site at microsoft.com a looong time ago. it may be on this forum somewhere, as i did post it.

have a search and see if you can find it, ive tried with no luck. -- if you do find it post back!

[lordflyingpoo]

@Wasim. I believe this is the info you are looking for.

NET USER /TIMES:{blah}

[DisabledTrucker]

Looked it up for Windows XP myself, you can find the information your looking for here:

Microsoft Windows XP - Net User

You can do it as I mentioned above, with a script, and if you want to hide the script, go here:

RootKit

[Wasim]

thanks people, will check out the links you gave