Help with script to track logoff times - KiXtart.org - official site

You are not logged in. [Log In] KiXtart.org website » Forums » KiXtart » Basic Scripting » Help with script to track logoff times

Page 1 of 2

1

Topic Options

#146155 - 2005-08-22 06:48 PM Help with script to track logoff times
hywaydave hywaydave Fresh Scripter Registered: 2005-07-20 Posts: 26	I would like to track when users log off their workstations. I have created this script but it doesn't seem to be working. Do I first need a command to create the log file if it doesn't exist? I tried creating a log file manaully and that didn't work either. $logfile = "\\servername\userlogs$\@USERID.log" $logfile = WRITELINE("LOGOFF ;"+@DATE+";"+@TIME+";"+@USERID+";"+@WKSTA+@CRLF)
Top

#146156 - 2005-08-22 07:46 PM Re: Help with script to track logoff times
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	Open() will do it for you provided you use the right parms. _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
Top

#146157 - 2005-08-22 08:04 PM Re: Help with script to track logoff times
hywaydave hywaydave Fresh Scripter Registered: 2005-07-20 Posts: 26	I don't get what that filehandle parameter is for. Kixtart command reference doesn't explain it. Would I do something like this then? $logfile = "\\servername\@USERID.log" Open(1, $logfile, 1) $logfile = WRITELINE("LOGOFF ;"+@DATE+";"+@TIME+";"+@USERID+";"+@WKSTA+@CRLF) And would I also need a .bat file that calls the kixtart script like this: kix32.exe logoff.kix Edited by hywaydave (2005-08-22 08:04 PM)
Top

#146158 - 2005-08-22 08:07 PM Re: Help with script to track logoff times
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	Each Open() file requires a unique file handle. If you want to open a file for write access, and create it if it does not yet exist, you should specify 5. $RC = Open(1, $logfile, 5) _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
Top

#146159 - 2005-08-22 08:12 PM Re: Help with script to track logoff times
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	You're missing the file handle on the WriteLine(). $RC = WriteLine(1,"LOGOFF ;"+@DATE+";"+@TIME+";"+@USERID+";"+@WKSTA+@CRLF) _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
Top

#146160 - 2005-08-22 08:14 PM Re: Help with script to track logoff times
hywaydave hywaydave Fresh Scripter Registered: 2005-07-20 Posts: 26	could you please be a little more clearer? What am I suppose to do with $RC? This script is not working and the permissions on that folder are correct. I even tried this: $logfile = Open(1, "\\servername\userlogs$\@USERID.log", 1) $logfile = WRITELINE("LOGOFF ;"+@DATE+";"+@TIME+";"+@USERID+";"+@WKSTA+@CRLF) According to Kixtart, the mode should be a 1 instead of a 5. 1 If the file does not exist, Open( ) will create a new file.
Top

#146161 - 2005-08-22 08:18 PM Re: Help with script to track logoff times
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	$RC as often shown in the manual, is the return code. You check the return code if you are not optimistic. Quote: According to Kixtart, the mode should be a 1 instead of a 5. 1 If the file does not exist, Open( ) will create a new file. If you want to argue, I'll just leave. _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
Top

#146162 - 2005-08-22 08:33 PM Re: Help with script to track logoff times
hywaydave hywaydave Fresh Scripter Registered: 2005-07-20 Posts: 26	I'm not arguing, I just want to make sure I'm on the right track. I appreciate your help a lot. I'll try using the 5 for my mode.
Top

#146163 - 2005-08-22 08:48 PM Re: Help with script to track logoff times
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	OK, and put the file handle in the WriteLine() like I told you. _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
Top

#146164 - 2005-08-22 09:01 PM Re: Help with script to track logoff times
hywaydave hywaydave Fresh Scripter Registered: 2005-07-20 Posts: 26	Thanks. My next question. I want this to run when the user logs off. So I created a GPO and in the logoff script properties I specified the logoff.bat file, which will be located in: \\domainname.com\SysVol\domainname.com\Policies\{AD4DEG97-AS8C-4470-B8C8-2E13B477245V}\User\Scripts\Logoff I have the kix32.exe and my logoff.kix script (which we worked on above) in this directory too. The logoff.bat file reads: kix32.exe logoff.kix I receive this error when it's ran. ERROR: failed to find/open script [logoff.kix]!
Top

#146165 - 2005-08-22 09:21 PM Re: Help with script to track logoff times
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	See the FAQ GPO Change-over where it was suggested to use the full UNC paths. \\domain.tld\netlogon\WKiX32.exe \\domain.tld\netlogon\script.KiX _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
Top

#146166 - 2005-08-22 09:53 PM Re: Help with script to track logoff times
hywaydave hywaydave Fresh Scripter Registered: 2005-07-20 Posts: 26	.
Top

#146167 - 2005-08-22 10:02 PM Re: Help with script to track logoff times
hywaydave hywaydave Fresh Scripter Registered: 2005-07-20 Posts: 26	OK, maybe it's not working yet. I can run the logoff.bat file from command line and it'll create or update the log file, but when I logoff Windows will say "running logoff scripts" but it doesn't create the file.
Top

#146168 - 2005-08-22 10:35 PM Re: Help with script to track logoff times
hywaydave hywaydave Fresh Scripter Registered: 2005-07-20 Posts: 26	Will the @USERID work in a logoff script?
Top

#146169 - 2005-08-22 10:38 PM Re: Help with script to track logoff times
Mart Mart KiX Supporter Registered: 2002-03-27 Posts: 4673 Loc: The Netherlands	If not then %username% will work because this script runs before the user is really logged of afaik. _________________________ Mart - Chuck Norris once sold ebay to ebay on ebay.
Top

#146170 - 2005-08-22 10:44 PM Re: Help with script to track logoff times
hywaydave hywaydave Fresh Scripter Registered: 2005-07-20 Posts: 26	I even took out the @userid part and just tried to have the logoff script create a test.txt file and it never did. Although when I logoff, Windows says "running logoff scripts".
Top

#146171 - 2005-08-22 10:47 PM Re: Help with script to track logoff times
hywaydave hywaydave Fresh Scripter Registered: 2005-07-20 Posts: 26	Tried using %username% and had the same results.
Top

#146172 - 2005-08-23 04:44 AM Re: Help with script to track logoff times
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	Why does everybody want to make it so complicated? Enable logon/logoff auditing on the domain controllers and/or local computers and just pull the relevant information from the eventlog via e.g. ReadEventlog() - Retrieves event from the eventlog Code: $events = ReadEventlog('SELECT TimeGenerated, User FROM Win32_NTLogEvent WHERE Logfile="Security" AND EventCode=538 AND TimeGenerated>="20050801000000.000000-240"') pulls all logoff events from the local computer after 2005-08-01 midnight using a 240 minute time offset from GMT. See also Tracking Logon and Logoff Activity in Windows 2000 _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
Top

#146173 - 2005-08-23 02:53 PM Re: Help with script to track logoff times
hywaydave hywaydave Fresh Scripter Registered: 2005-07-20 Posts: 26	This is for Human Resources to look at and they want to be able to look at a log at any given time for any given employee without me having to run a script with a specific date. So does anyone have an idea as to why this logoff script won't work from the logoff GPO but it'll work just fine when I just run the batch file from command line?
Top

#146174 - 2005-08-23 03:31 PM Re: Help with script to track logoff times
Chris S. Chris S. MM club member Registered: 2002-03-18 Posts: 2368 Loc: Earth	Just a quick plug... You can use fnDateTime() to get a properly formatted date string localized for your timezone. Code: fnDateTime("1-Aug-2005",3)
Top

Page 1 of 2

1

Previous Topic

Previous Topic View All Topics

View All Topics

Index Next Topic

Next Topic

Moderator: Jochen, Allen, Radimus, Glenn Barnas, ShaneEP, Ruud van Velsen, Arend_, Mart

Hop to:

Shout Box

Who's Online

0 registered and 565 anonymous users online.

Newest Members

batdk82, StuTheCoder, M_Moore, BeeEm, min_seow
17885 Registered Users

Generated in 0.071 seconds in which 0.024 seconds were spent on a total of 12 queries. Zlib compression enabled.

click tracking