Restricting User Access Hours
Zakhary
As a parent, I would like my children to not be able to use the computers
during certain hours of the night. There are two computers: one operates on
XP; the other on Vista
I was looking through the User Account and Computer Management console to
see if there was a way to establish user or group policies that restricted
particular users or groups from having the ability to log on during certain
hours of the day. However, I had no success finding anything. Is there any
way to do this that I was not able to find? Or, would I need a separate
program to be able to make these restrictions happen?
Thanks,
Zakhary
Zakhary
restrictions via making changes on the router or links and suggestions on
searching through a search engine or forum.
1) I am interested in restricting full computer access on a per user or per
group basis; not just internet and not on a per computer or house-wide basis.
2) Searching the internet was tried before coming here and gave a few hits
that will be attempted. One site gave a way to use command prompt to
establish access hours for particular users, which may be tried. However, my
reason for coming here was not to be re-directed elsewhere, but because my
experience on these forums is that they afford me input from individuals who
have personal expertise and know-how on whatever given Microsoft subject.
Conclusion:
Please only respond if you personally have the know-how on restricting
log-in hours **for particular users or user groups** within the operating
system. Alternatively, if you know of no way, but have a program to offer,
that could work too.
Thanks,
Zakhary
"Zakhary" wrote:
> I'm not sure where to post this, so am posting it in "general"
Zakhary
I am seeking someone with this know-how because I know there will be
follow-up questions that will transpire and I hope to have an easy source to
ask them and get an answer. Those other sites do not answer some questions
that I already think may come about (I'll wait to "test" it out, though).
-Zakhary
Jim
Turn off at the mains .
#On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:06:01 -0800, Zakhary
Shenan Stanley
<You also changed it to cross-posted this time, I see>
Zakhary wrote:
> So far, all replies have referred either to internet-specific hour
> restrictions via making changes on the router or links and suggestions on
> searching through a search engine or forum.
>
> 1) I am interested in restricting full computer access on a per user or
> per
> group basis; not just internet and not on a per computer or house-wide
> basis.
> 2) Searching the internet was tried before coming here and gave a few
> hits
> that will be attempted. One site gave a way to use command prompt to
> establish access hours for particular users, which may be tried. However,
> my
> reason for coming here was not to be re-directed elsewhere, but because my
> experience on these forums is that they afford me input from individuals
> who
> have personal expertise and know-how on whatever given Microsoft subject.
>
> Conclusion:
> Please only respond if you personally have the know-how on restricting
> log-in hours **for particular users or user groups** within the operating
> system. Alternatively, if you know of no way, but have a program to
> offer,
> that could work too.
Actually - I gave you direct links to direct answers and suggested you
Google based off those. Some of the links I gave you were even VIDEOS of
people restricting the logon times.
No one knows what you have/have not tried unless you tell them and if you
have these 'tough questions' - ask them.. Don't bother 'warning' about them.
In the end - technology will not substitute for social interaction (in this
case, parenting.) Whatever you do - if they have unrestricted physical
access for some period of time - they can undo.
--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Zakhary
I'm not sure if I understand the steps entirely with this option...
1) Install PsTools (which includes PsLoggedon) from
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896649.aspx
2) In cmd, key in all that that you entered...
@echo off "c:\RestrictedFolder\psloggedon.exe" | find /i "xxx" || goto :eof
shutdown.exe /s /f /t 3
Where "xxx" is?
???
"Pegasus [MVP]" wrote:
>
>
> "Zakhary" <Zak...@discussions.microsoft.com> said this in news item
> news:969D388D-69E2-40C6...@microsoft.com...
> > I'm not sure where to post this, so am posting it in "general"
> >
> > As a parent, I would like my children to not be able to use the computers
> > during certain hours of the night. There are two computers: one operates
> > on
> > XP; the other on Vista
> >
> > I was looking through the User Account and Computer Management console to
> > see if there was a way to establish user or group policies that restricted
> > particular users or groups from having the ability to log on during
> > certain
> > hours of the day. However, I had no success finding anything. Is there
> > any
> > way to do this that I was not able to find? Or, would I need a separate
> > program to be able to make these restrictions happen?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Zakhary
>
> You could create a scheduled task that runs under the System account once
> every minute during the restricted hours. It would invoke the following
> batch file (which you must store in a restricted location):
>
> @echo off
> "c:\RestrictedFolder\psloggedon.exe" | find /i "xxx" || goto :eof
> shutdown.exe /s /f /t 3
>
> You can get psloggedon.exe from www.sysinternals.com.
>
> .
>
Pegasus [MVP]
name used by your children.
The code I gave you is a batch file. You must put it into a location that is
inaccessible to your children. The following command will create such a
batch file, which I will call "close.bat":
notepad "c:\documents and settings\yakhary\my documents\close.bat{Enter}
After allowing the file to be created, you can copy & paste the code I gave
you into the notepad session, then save and close the file.
Remember to create a scheduled task to execute close.bat under the System
account once every five minutes.
Note also that many children of the current generation are very resourceful.
It would take me about five minutes to crack any restriction you might place
on your PC. It might take your children five days. As others have mentioned,
there are better was to assert your parental authority than putting padlocks
on your PC.
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