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by mike

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Hi!
I have one big trouble.
I have NT domain with some number of users.
All users have time restrictions for access
to corporate resources.
To restrict users for work after allowed time, I switch on checkbox "Force disconnect users after logon time" in UserManager for Domains. But trouble is that users can't get access to resources on network, but can use computer as standalone machine. (I mean launch application, read some files).
And now question: How I can force logoff users when time is gone? Of 'coz with notification.
Help me plz if you know how.

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by mr. pena

I know you can shutdown their computers using the shutdown command from the NT resource kit. it allows you to enter a message when shutting them down and it allows you to set the time for it. The only thing is that you will have to do it manually ever time you want to. This should help you out unless you are talking about restricting users from logging in at all during those hours. Hope to have helped you.
MR. Pena

by mr. pena

I know you can shutdown their computers using the shutdown command from the NT resource kit. it allows you to enter a message when shutting them down and it allows you to set the time for it. The only thing is that you will have to do it manually ever time you want to. This should help you out unless you are talking about restricting users from logging in at all during those hours. Hope to have helped you.
MR. Pena

by mike

I don't want to reboot or shutdown machine. I only want to logoff user.
I mean next:
I ordinary domain user and have time restriction from 9:00 to 12:00.
I know that at 12:00 I lost access to corporate resources. At 11:55 I copy corporate document to my local folder for futher work and take to another place. But at 11:58 system sad me to save all documents and logoff, but I don't make it. And at 12:00 system just kick me out from console. Next try to login was unsuccess, system sad "Try later or another time".
That is my dream. How make dream come true?

by magetower

This sounds like your workstations are W95/98 systems? Because they should not be able to log back into a NT system.

There is a registry hack for preventing users from bypassing the login on a 95/98 system but I can't find the reference right now...

by computechie

If your server is setup to force them to logoff, then what you need to do is install the Policy editor on each machine. I use this at work, and with it you can change a option to force users to log on the computers. If your server logs them off, Policy editor will force them to log back on before they use the computer, and if you can't log on to the machine because of your time restrictions, then it wont let them past the log on screen. You can install the Policy Editor from a Win98 CD. The program just uses registry entries to make all the changes, so your users could bypass this, if they are technically inclined enough, in which case you might consider using the Fortress software. I hope this helps you out.

by mike

No, server not configured to force logoff, only for close connections.
That is main problem. 'Coz after close connections users can use machine as local without connections to corporate data.

by magetower

If the Account Policy is not set to force logoff then you are not achieving your goal.
Set this active and you will get what you want.

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