Linux Parental Control

A Linux parental-control system for managing Linux user access, daily time allowances, access windows, temporary grants, and automatic session enforcement.

Status: Early development

Features

• Per-user daily time allowances
• Different allowances for each day of the week
• Multiple access windows per day
• Temporary time grants
• Usage tracking
• Automatic session termination
• Automatic account locking
• Automatic account unlocking
• Reboot-safe enforcement
• Web-based administration
• SQLite database
• systemd service support

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Requirements

The application currently targets Linux systems using systemd.

You need:

• Linux
• Python 3
• python-venv
• pip
• systemd
• sudo
• passwd
• loginctl
• Git

The enforcement service requires root privileges because it manages other Linux users and their sessions.

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1. Clone the Repository

Clone the repository:

git clone https://git.shihaam.dev/Alsan/linux-user-timer.git

2. Make it executable

chmod +x install.sh

3. Run the install script

sudo ./install.sh

You can access it via http://127.0.0.1:8765/admin