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#126053 - 2004-09-02 03:40 PM Time restrictions
operez operez Getting the hang of it Registered: 2003-08-08 Posts: 75	I have added the following code to my login script to prevent users from running certain applications during system maintenance hours. If the requirements are not met I don’t map certain drives and also remove certain application icons from the user’s Desktop, so that they don’t accidentally run certain applications during database re-indexing. Does the logic make sense? For some strange reason on EOM processing nights Operations doesn’t get the correct drive mappings or the application icon if they login after mid-night. Code: $Exempt = "No" If InGroup("Administrators", “Domain Admins", "Operations", 0) $Exempt = "Yes" EndIf ; $LogonTime = @TIME If $LogonTime > 06:30:00 And $LogonTime < 20:00:00 Or $Exempt = "Yes" ; Map drives Else ; Don't map drive and remove icons from Desktop EndIf
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#126054 - 2004-09-02 03:45 PM Re: Time restrictions
Jochen Jochen KiX Supporter Registered: 2000-03-17 Posts: 6380 Loc: Stuttgart, Germany	try this instead : Code: If ($LogonTime > 06:30:00 And $LogonTime < 20:00:00) Or $Exempt = "Yes" _________________________
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#126055 - 2004-09-02 03:49 PM Re: Time restrictions
operez operez Getting the hang of it Registered: 2003-08-08 Posts: 75	I'll have operations try it tonight, after mid-night. Thanks.
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#126056 - 2004-09-02 03:51 PM Re: Time restrictions
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	or even: If ($LogonTime > "06:30:00" And $LogonTime < "20:00:00") Or $Exempt = "Yes" _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#126057 - 2004-09-02 03:55 PM Re: Time restrictions
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	What about users that stay logged in for days or weeks? Or users that create their own shortcuts? Should this not be handled inside the application instead? _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
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#126058 - 2004-09-02 03:56 PM Re: Time restrictions
Jochen Jochen KiX Supporter Registered: 2000-03-17 Posts: 6380 Loc: Stuttgart, Germany	Oops, yeah! that may be better _________________________
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#126059 - 2004-09-02 04:12 PM Re: Time restrictions
operez operez Getting the hang of it Registered: 2003-08-08 Posts: 75	The servers reboot at 20:00:00 to clear any connections to the database, before the nightly utilities start at 20:30:00. User can log back in after servers come back up and continue working with email, Word, Excel and the like until 22:00:00 then the system policy takes over and logs them out. As for the application, we didn’t write it and the problem has been brought up to the vendor several times, but they have not come up with a solution.
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#126060 - 2004-09-02 04:25 PM Re: Time restrictions
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	I still think messing with the clients is a half-baked idea. Why not just remove their permissions when the server reboots and restore it after the job is done? _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
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#126061 - 2004-09-02 05:05 PM Re: Time restrictions
operez operez Getting the hang of it Registered: 2003-08-08 Posts: 75	Les, you're right. This was a quick and dirty way of doing this until we moved to Active Directory. I will then try to manage this with a policy.
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#126062 - 2004-09-03 05:57 AM Re: Time restrictions
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	server reboots? uuh! do you reboot a servers just to disconnect clients??? seeing red... _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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