restricting logon hours to users?
 

I am using Redhat 8.0 and I am looking for a way to be able to restrict the hours a user on my LAN can logon.
Specifically, I want to limit my son's access to the internet.
e.g. between 8am to 9pm

Currently my Linux server is the only machine with a modem. It dials the internet and with IP Masq. all my other PCs go out to the internet.
I am assuming I will have to make my linux box a DNS? But how will I specify the hours?

Thanks in advance!

You could make another iptables configuration that will give access to those computers you wish and then get cron to run it at the appropriate time.

What adz said :}

I'm adding 4 rule to block the kids MAC addresses
at given times ... actually, they're blocked by default,
cleared at a given time, and blocked again after their
time is up.



Cheers,
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