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Time Enforcement Software for Linux?
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I haven't personally used it but I think that is what pam_time is for.
Is this the Github of it: https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam ?
Could I pam_time root or something that has a higher rank and a different password then my main user?
You can prevent root login entirely using sudo and no root password.
Of course you could then override your init to give you a root shell, which you could avoid by having a grub and bios password.
But you'd be able to reset the bios password if you have physical access anyway.
looks right