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by symesd

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Is there a way in NT4.0 to shutdown applications automatically if the user has not used them for say 4 or 5 hours but has them open? We want to close applications overnight. Or does restricting the user from nighttime access do this? The core issue is that if a user leave our Database application open we can't do updates to the menu.

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by curacao_dejavu

restricting the user from nighttime access won't help because he is already connected, that option will prevent only new connections.
If you go to servermanager and you could see who's connected to the server and disconnect them. Don't know if thatoption works for you. Or you can use shutdown.exe from the resource kit to shutdown the workstations remotely.

by ann777

Reducing hours does not log off the user. Only if the user tries to log on after the hours specified, the user will not be able to get in.

There are freeware and shareware programs that will shutdown the computer (therefore all applications running on the computer) after a certain period of inactivity.

AutoShutdown: AutoShutdown is a Windows utility that simplifies shutting down a PC. The program can be set to perform an action (shut down, restart, log off users) at a specified time each day of the week. It can also be configured to perform an action if a PC is inactive for a predefined period of time. AutoShutdown's other features include emptying the Recycle Bin and cleaning up temporary files, detecting remote access connections, and shutting down network PCs for users running Windows NT.

Other than shutting down the computer after a certain period of inactivity, I don't know of any way to shutdown just an application(automatically).

by ctpalmer

If login hours are set - you can forcibly disconnect users when their login hours are over. All you have to do is define their login hours and select the check box in the accout policy area (towards the bottom) to forcibly disconnect remote users after logon hours expire. Good Luck

by symesd

What I want to know is if VFP or other software will be corrupted if they are working in a db when they are forcibly logged off.

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