Designing a Script to Shutdown/Log Off after 30 minutes

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
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#1

In an attempt to regulate my son’s computer use, I would like to design or (better still) find a script that after a certain period of time, logs off or shuts down the computer.

My knowledge of AppleScript is rudimentary at best, so any help would be greatly appreciated.

#2 
with timeout of 2000 seconds --> more than 30 minutes
	do shell script "sleep 1800" --> sleep 30 minutes
	tell application "Finder" to shutdown
end timeout

But if I were your son, I would quit the app and launch it again after 60 minutes :rolleyes: