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On 06/11/06 10:00:31, Rob Beard wrote: > John Palmer wrote: > >>> I assume "logout" is policed by mother? > >>> > > > > An "automatic mother" is easy to set up :-) > > > > I guess the first thing is a cron job that logs /out/ user XXX > (after a > > few minutes' warning) if she is still logged in at closing time. I > > remember setting up such a thing about 1986 (on Berkeley Unix 4.2 > or > > something like), because I had lots of users who kept forgetting to > log > > out when they left the office. It also ticked off the offending > user, by > > e-mail. (Shutting down the computer wouldn't do as there were > important > > overnight jobs on cron.) The job can be repeated several times > during the > > night to catch those who log back in. In my case it had to allow > for > > people genuinely working late, so it only logged out those who had > been > > inactive for a while, but I guess you don't want that feature. > > > > > Thats kind of what I was thinking although rather than logout I'd go > for > the shutdown option as the PC is noisy and would keep her awake. > > Once that works, think how to disable logging in after closing > time. > > > I think I need to read up pam ; but being old-fashioned I liked the > idea > > of a cron job that swaps passwd files. Someone will no doubt tell > me how > > insecure that is ! > > > I must admit the multiple passwd files idea seems like an easier one > to > implement. I can't get the pam_time authentication working properly. > > It either gives the choice of letting any user login when it's > disabled > or no users logging in when it's enabled. > > Far be it from me to tell other people how to relate to their > children but > > a simple message on the screen, repeated every few minutes, might > in > the > > present case be as effective as a brutal log-out and perhaps make > for a > > kinder breakfast-time > I doubt a message on screen would be effective. She's 12 and likes > to > > get away with as much as possible. I was reluctant enough to let her > have a PC considering her recent behavior. My fiancée seems to think > it > might improve her behavior if she has a PC to use. > > Anyway, I'll have a play with the passwd files and see if this works. > > Rob If you are going to change the passwd file you could change the user shell script to powerdown, so when she logs in it shuts the machine down. -- 'ooroo stinga...(:)-) --------------------------------------------------- Email: stinga@xxxxxxxxxxxxx o You need only two tools. o ///// A hammer and duct tape. If it /@ `\ /) ~ doesn't move and it should, > (O) X< ~ Fish!! use the hammer. If it moves and `\___/' \) ~ shouldn't, use the tape. \\\ --------------------------------------------------- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html