Re: Stopping users logging in via X

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Am Mi, den 29.09.2004 schrieb PFJ um 10:18:

> I'm trying to write a cron job which logs users out at (say) 10pm and
> then locks all logins via the normal X login service until 3pm the next
> day.
> 
> It's not a problem logging people out (just restart X), but I don't know
> what services I need to kill to stop users logging in via the normal
> gnome login. I don't want to stop all logins as I still need to update
> the box remotely (using ssh).

> Paul

Maybe switch into runlevel 3 by invoking "init 3". And later, when users
shall see again the gdm login screen, run "init 5". Of course this does
not stop anyone to login in a console or remotely. Take care the SSHD is
running in runlevel 3 (chkconfig --list sshd).

Alexander


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