Vista - RE: force logoff after time limit

hello,

what about this:
# script begin
param(
[DateTime]$TimeSpan, #in minutes
[Switch]Force # used if logoff should be forced
)
$startTime = Get-Date
while( (Get-Date).Subtract( $startTime ).Minutes < $timeSpan ){
Sleep -sec 60
}
gwmi Win32_OperatingSystem -computer $computer -Filter "Primary=true" | %{
$_.Psbase.scope.options.EnablePrivileges = $TRUE # is necessary for
the Win32_Shutdown method
$_.Win32Shutdown( 4 * $( if( $force -eq $TRUE){1}else{0}) + 0 ) # for the
value of tz eparameter please refer to the msdn library
}
#script end

though i didn't evaluate the script i think it should work
Please consider that you can execute the script in a hidden window:
Powershell.exe /windowsstyle hidden ...

greetings reinhard

"cmoore01" wrote:

Hi cmoore01,


Put a batch file in the user's startup folder

# log off user (/l) after 900 sec (/t in seconds) and force applications
to close (/f)
shutdown /l /t 900 /f


Keep in mind that the user can delete the file so consider adding it as a
registry entry under HKCU...Run.

---
Shay Levy
Windows PowerShell MVP
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c> Too early in the morning, and not enough caffeine. Need a script
c> that kicks off when a specific user logs in and will log them off
c> after a set period of time, say 15-20 minutes. Would prefer
c> something I can place in the startup folder for specific user(s) on a
c> specific PC. Thanks In Advance...
c>

Can't group policy do this?

"cmoore01" <cmoore01@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello cmoore01,

As Josh suggested, best way is to push it via GPO, put this in the login
script:



On Error Resume Next

Set oNet = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

If oNet.UserName = "user" Then
' run in hidden window
' dont wait for the program to finish executing before
' continuing to the next statement in your script
oShell.Run "shutdown /l /t 900 /f",0,False
End If



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Windows PowerShell MVP
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c> Looks good. Forgot about the shutdown command. Is there a way to do
c> this in PS? I tried the script above and still struggling to make it
c> work. I am missing something. I had someone else look also and we
c> are scratching our heads.
c>
c> Much appreciated though for remiding me about Shutdown. Good interim
c> solution until I can hide what is happening with PS.
c>
c> "Shay Levy [MVP]" wrote:
c>

Actually I was just wondering out loud if group policy had a setting to log
a user off after x number of minutes of inactivity. I'm not an admin type
but it seems like a pretty reasonable thing to do at a bank or something.

Josh

"Shay Levy [MVP]" <no@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello cmoore01,
When I had to do this for kiosks, a few years ago, I wrote a custom screen
saver, and a windows service in C#.

I'm not sure if powershell can access a screensaver, but if it could you'd
have to have the powershell script running constantly, looking for a screensaver.

If you're at all comfortable with C#, I could send you the code.

Karl

"cmoore01" <cmoore01@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:F3AE0C07-4FE6-455D-89E8-74E8015BAC4C@xxxxxxOf course, if the user had any knowledge of these things, he might deduce
that some invisible process was watching the clock. He then might try
terminating any processes that did not seem to be contributing to his
purpose, including the wscript.exe process running the script.

Sure, not too likely, and not very convenient - unless he writes a script to
terminate the process and shares this with his friends.


/Al