Preventing user access at specific times

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Steve Smith

I have Windows XP on my home computer. Each person in my
family has a personal account. I want to know if there is
a way to specify sign-on times for each account or
globally for all users, such that my children will be
forced off the PC at certain times of the day.
 
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gary said:
Must specify "Home" or Professional"
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Why?

Either way they need third party software to do this. heh

They can specify WHEN someone is allowed to logon, but they cannot force
them off without the third-party software.

Situation: You want to restrict the logon days / times of a user
account in XP and are a standalone machine.

Reason: You may wish to restrict teens who arrive home before adult
supervision from accessing your broadband always on connection, limit
employees to only work hours access etc..

Steps:
To Set restrictions:

1.. Click Start
2.. Click Run
3.. Type cmd in the run box and press enter.
4.. The following is a sample of what you would type:
net user testuser /times:M-F,5pm-9pm; Sa,6am-9pm;Su,6am-9pm

Where testuser is the local account name.

To Remove Restrictions:

1.. Click Start
2.. Click Run
3.. Type cmd in the run box and press enter.
4.. The following is a sample of what you would type:
net user testuser /times:all

Where testuser is the local account name.
 
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