Hello,
I am looking for a program that can force me to stop using Linux when I need to do something else, like eating dinner or going to bed.
This time enforcement could be as simple as changing the user password and then logging me out at a certain time (of course it should also change the password back later)
It should also require a password (different from the user password) to change its settings or uninstall it, so that I can’t tamper with it in a weak moment.
Is there such a program for Linux?
Pipe
/dev/randomtopasswdfor your user and put it in a chron job, then have another chron job that echos your original password backThat sounds like a great way to permanently lock yourself out.
It wouldn’t permanently lock you out if it failed because you can boot into a live ISO to change your password back if it fails to change it back to your original password.