[NTLUG:Discuss] Can Linux help me limit my kids' time on the computer?

[Jay Urish]

get a netgear FVS-328 firewall.. That will block internet access.. 
Actuall login time can be controlled with a windows policy.

Lance Simmons wrote:
> I want to limit my kids' time on the household computers.  Well, just
> one of my kids, really.  I'd like to be able to allow him a certain
> number of hours each week, and somehow automate the restrictions.
> 
> Is there a way to put in place a policy that says "you've got ten
> hours to use this week, any time you want, but after those ten hours
> are finished, you have to wait until next week"?
> 
> In any case, even if there's not an effective way to automate such
> restrictions, is there an easy way for me to keep track of total
> number of hours logged by a particular person?

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