Restrict User Login Times

[airtonix]

Would be nice to have the zentyal-desktop install some capability / logic to update restricted login timetable on workstations.

I've recommended puppet before and i'll recommend it again.

Workflow would be :

On Server

1. edit group "Sales"
2. add permitted workstations (pick objects from network admin module)
3. apply
result:

• each workstation is identifiable by its MAC address
• each workstation will have its IP address set to one if sepcified

1. edit user "Bob"
2. add user bob to the "Sales" group
3. apply
result: user is part of the sales group

1. edit Network Object: "All Workstations"
2. add login timetable for "Sales Group"
3. set timetable to:  mon-fri, 8am - 5pm
4. apply
result:

• sends puppet commands to affected network objects to update their /etc/security/times.conf
• sends wakeonlan signals to any unpowered machines and repeats puppet signals
• also permits any user group and/or user that is specified by a timetable to login to the machine

[Marcus]

+1

Marcus

[jsalamero]

I've added your request here http://trac.zentyal.org/wiki/Document/Development/Wishlist/Desktop.

[TylerInNiagara]

Would be great

[ichat]

@jsalamero


wiki is not the right place for it...  idea torrent is UNLESS you are pushing it right into roadmap


but if where are talking about linux based desktops.. there are a few config-management solutions out there of witch puppet is one of the best known, but possible not the easiest to work with...  and once your starting with logon hours, you might as well start with the first top ?10/25/50/100?  most commonly used Group Policy Objects -like  features.   and than there is the part where samba has no webguy for windows  GPO's  either, meaning that youd need a propretairy licenced software (for witch you dont usually have a licence thus pirating) to manage it...


i DO support they idea,  but i just hope to see an implemenation that can be expended easily later on..