Generate Log File for PC Log-In and Log-Off time

[Nu2Java]

Hello... Does anyone know of a vbscript that will create an appending log file to record (login-Date/Time and logoff-Date/Time? The script would run on the local PC.

Thanks

 

[Geates]

A simple script that opens a file for append an writes the date. The tricky part will be getting GPO to work. You can push a logon and logoff script using GPO.

If it's just one computer, simply put the script in the startup folder. Logoff is a little more difficult. I'm not aware of an easy method to instanciate a logoff script.

set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
set objLog = objFSO.OpenTextFile("c:\log.txt", 8, true, 0)
set objNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")

objLog.WriteLine objNetwork.ComputerName & " - " & objNetwork.UserName & " - " & date
objLog.close

-Geate

http://raqxtr.sstar.com/caspdoc/html/vbscript_language_reference.htm

 

[Nu2Java]

Thanks, Geates. Would there be a way to run this on a timer? Like run this every 15 minutes. I am trying to find out what the uptime is on a few PC's.

 

[jges]

I'm no network admin, but I was recently looking for a way to run a script at logon and ran across this link:

http://www.rlmueller.net/LogonScriptFAQ.htm

It also mentions logoff/shutdown scripts, it may be of use to you.

 

[Geates]

there are more efficient ways of doing this (I think) but wrap your code in a do..loop with a 15 minute delay.

[code
do
//your code here
wscript.sleep 150000 //time in microsecs = 15 minutes
loop
[/code]

-Geates

http://raqxtr.sstar.com/caspdoc/html/chapter_5__developer_s_reference.htm

 

[PHV]

Geates,
15 minutes = 900000 milliseconds.

 

[Nu2Java]

Thanks to ALL of you for the help .... I think this gets me going in the right direction.