Re: script needed to force shutdown w/o any prompts/interference
Re: script needed to force shutdown w/o any prompts/interference
- Subject: Re: script needed to force shutdown w/o any prompts/interference
- From: Gnarlodious <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 09:54:11 -0600
I believe we had a discussion about a similar problem a few years
ago(pre-OSX), maybe someone can search an archive for the thread.
A I recall, a parent wanted AIM to shut down, uninstall or be disabled and a
solution was conjured up.
-- Gnarlie
Entity Laura Robinette spoke thus:
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Hi...
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I am a new subscriber & am, for the most part, a beginner with
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AppleScript. I thought this would be a good list to learn more. :)
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Do any of you know if there are any scripts that are currently written
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to accomplish the following (see below)...somewhere?
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I am attempting to write my own, but like I said, I am still learning.
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:)
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<<I would like an AppleScript that would shutdown a computer (this if
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for a G3 running 9.2, by the way ) at a designated time (i.e. 11:30 PM)
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w/o any prompts. In other words, if the computer is on & my daughter is
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using it (she is not supposed to be on after 11 on schoolnights...we
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found that she is staying on til 1:30AM on occasion!!!), & 11:30 PM is
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on the clock, the computer will shut down w/o any warning....no matter
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who she is in a conversation with on AIM... :)
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Right now, I have it set to shut down at that time, but when the
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warning dialog box comes up, & she is on the computer, of course she
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clicks "cancel".
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I also have a login & password set up so that only my hubby or & can
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log in & actually access the computer at all...so even if she turns it
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back on, she can't get back online unless she wakes us up..) (I know,
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I know...it sounds devious...but there are things parents just have to
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do...)>>
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Thanks so much for your help. :)
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Laura
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