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Hello again everyone, and I wish you all happy holidays.
In an effort to be more eco-friendly, and still without using Group Policy Objects (GPOs), I've been tasked with finding a way to shut down our machines after a certain period of inactivity and at a specific time. I immediately thought of Wapt, but to my surprise, I couldn't find any packages.
Do you have any suggestions?

Sincerely, Jean-Loïc Etienne, IT Technician, PNRUN Réunion

Hello,

regarding stopping after a certain period of activity, I don't know.
However, for stopping at a specific time, it's possible to create a package that easily sets up a scheduled task using the `create_daily_task` command:

https://www.wapt.fr/en/api-doc-1.5/sour ... daily_task

I hope this gives you a starting point

. Have a good day.

Hello Jean-Loïc,

Herzas wrote: ↑Dec 17, 2019 - 7:01 AM Hello again everyone, I wish you all happy holidays at the end of this year.
In an effort to be eco-responsible and still without using GPOs, I've been tasked with finding a solution to shut down our machines after a certain period of inactivity and at a specific time. I immediately thought of Wapt, but to my surprise, I couldn't find any packages.
Do you have any suggestions for a solution?

Seb_b's solution should give you some ideas. You can also try creating a task locally using click-to-click and exporting it as XML. Then you can integrate it into a package and re-import it using the schtasks.exe tool.

Regarding Group Policy Objects (GPOs), a good WAPT package is often a better solution (it sorely lacks feedback on GPO applications, and its batch/PowerShell scripting is still quite basic). However, some security GPOs are easier to implement using a GPO.

But if you're missing a domain controller, I encourage you to look into Samba-AD; it's simple to set up and maintain. We have fairly comprehensive documentation available at the following address: https://dev.tranquil.it/samba/

Sincerely,

Denis