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by california dead head

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I want to kick every user off the network at night. Users log on and leave files open for days at a time. The built in log on restiction hours stop users from logging on after hours but does not kick them off if they logged on during the day. I get users logging on and leaving stuff open for days, screwing up my back up and compliers and other utilites. What do you do to take care of this problem. Reboot is not an option.

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by timwalsh

Group Policy is the answer.

Set it in Default Domain Policy.

In Computer Configuration | Windows Settings | Security Settings | Local Policies | Security Options, define and enable the policy setting labeled "Automatically log off users when log on time expires."

by don christner

I use a freeware from www.merxsoft.com, called ofl.exe. With the use of command line switches, you control where it boots people off of, only certain people, only certain servers, etc.

Put it into a batch file that runs before your backup and youare all set. It closes apps properly rather than just crashing and corrupting them.

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by don christner

It's also great for seeing who is using what, ie, you do not have to force them off, you can just get a list of what people are using.

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