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John Palmer wrote: >>> I assume "logout" is policed by mother? >>> > > An "automatic mother" is easy to set up :-) > > I guess the first thing is a cron job that logs /out/ user XXX (after a > few minutes' warning) if she is still logged in at closing time. I > remember setting up such a thing about 1986 (on Berkeley Unix 4.2 or > something like), because I had lots of users who kept forgetting to log > out when they left the office. It also ticked off the offending user, by > e-mail. (Shutting down the computer wouldn't do as there were important > overnight jobs on cron.) The job can be repeated several times during the > night to catch those who log back in. In my case it had to allow for > people genuinely working late, so it only logged out those who had been > inactive for a while, but I guess you don't want that feature. > > Thats kind of what I was thinking although rather than logout I'd go for the shutdown option as the PC is noisy and would keep her awake. > Once that works, think how to disable logging in after closing time. > I think I need to read up pam ; but being old-fashioned I liked the idea > of a cron job that swaps passwd files. Someone will no doubt tell me how > insecure that is ! > I must admit the multiple passwd files idea seems like an easier one to implement. I can't get the pam_time authentication working properly. It either gives the choice of letting any user login when it's disabled or no users logging in when it's enabled. > Far be it from me to tell other people how to relate to their children but > a simple message on the screen, repeated every few minutes, might in the > present case be as effective as a brutal log-out and perhaps make for a > kinder breakfast-time I doubt a message on screen would be effective. She's 12 and likes to get away with as much as possible. I was reluctant enough to let her have a PC considering her recent behavior. My fiancée seems to think it might improve her behavior if she has a PC to use. Anyway, I'll have a play with the passwd files and see if this works. Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html