# Win32

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32/95738>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 11, 2006, 9:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32/95738 "2006-06-11T21:31:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Romuald\_du\_Song](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/82dd89/32.png) [@Romuald\_du\_Song](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Romuald_du_Song)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2006, 9:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32/95738/1 "2006-06-11T21:31:50Z")

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Hye,

I’m looking for a way to log off a user in windows XP through a ruby  
script.  
The script is a windows service running with ruby win32/service package.

I was not able to find any win32 module handling this functionnality,  
so perhaps I should rely on a complex method, but first  
I ask this coooool list for some cooool advice !

Romuald du Song

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**Author:** ![Romuald\_du\_Song](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/82dd89/32.png) [@Romuald\_du\_Song](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Romuald_du_Song)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2006, 9:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32/95738/2 "2006-06-11T21:41:42Z")

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Don’t know if it helps:

system(‘logoff’);

## ./alex

.w( the\_mindstorm )p.

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**Author:** ![Romuald\_du\_Song](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/82dd89/32.png) [@Romuald\_du\_Song](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Romuald_du_Song)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 11:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32/95738/3 "2006-06-13T11:35:12Z")

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Thanks. It’s an obvious solution. I’ve forgotten to rely on system  
commands  
!