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    greenman Posts: 12, Reputation: 1
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    Feb 15, 2006, 02:01 PM
    How-to auto logon/logoff by certain time??
    Is there a way to automatic logon/logoff for a user in a domain, let say at 8:00am and 5:00pm respectively? :cool:

    Thanks.
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    Feb 15, 2006, 02:30 PM
    It is possible to specify times that a user may be looged on to a domain in the user account.
    Also, by using group policy you can force log OFF a user when the end time occurs.
    I'm not sure if it's possible to set an automatic log on, especially using Ctrl-Alt-Del as this requires user input.
    You could work around this by using a timer switch, to turn the computer on and have it connect to the domain without the Ctrl-Alt-Del function, but this requires using the Win XP welcome screen and setting a default account.
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    greenman Posts: 12, Reputation: 1
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    Feb 17, 2006, 12:21 PM
    Thank Ben,
    I haven't found a good solution for this.

    For those curious about this topic or similar topics:


    How to turn on automatic logon in Windows XP
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231/en-us

    How to automatically log on to a user account in Windows XP (Ben's response above)
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282866/en-us

    How To Assign a Logon Script to a Profile for a Local User in Windows Server 2003
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324803/en-us
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    Feb 20, 2006, 01:04 PM
    Asuuming the system is powered up, you might look at the "AT" command via batch command. It may also be possible to run is as a windows service. The AT command is a carry-over from UNIX.

    GOod Luck.

    P2E

    Quote Originally Posted by greenman
    Is there a way to automatic logon/logoff for a user in a domain, let say at 8:00am and 5:00pm respectively? :cool:

    Thanks.
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