[PLUG] Debian auto logout?

Jim Webb jimwebb at charter.net
Fri Sep 6 21:10:36 UTC 2002


How do I get access to csh/tcsh shells to use this feature?

Jim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-admin at lists.pdxlinux.org
> [mailto:plug-admin at lists.pdxlinux.org]On Behalf Of Anthony Schlemmer
> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 4:19 PM
> To: plug at lists.pdxlinux.org
> Subject: Re: [PLUG] Debian auto logout?
> 
> 
> What shell do you use? I know the "csh/tcsh" shells have an "autologout" 
> shell variable that specifies the amount of inactivity in minutes that 
> must occur before a user is automatically logged out. I'm not sure if 
> bash has this feature or not.
> 
> Tony
> 
> On Friday 06 September 2002 12:52 pm, Richard Steffens wrote:
> > Does Debian have a feature that logs out a user who had been inactive
> > for some period of time? Last night, I started apt-get install cupsys
> > and let it run overnight. I found a login screen this morning. I
> > logged in and found that cups is running. I opened the documentation
> > via http://localhost.... and started reading. I had to go out for a
> > few hours. When I came back, I found another login screen.
> >
> > I assume this is part of the paranoid security model, which I agree
> > makes sense in a more public setting. However, I don't need it here
> > at home. What is this feature called, and where do I look for the
> > configuration options to change it?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> 
> -- 
> Anthony Schlemmer
> aschlemm at attbi.com
> >>>>This machine was last rebooted:   6 days 16:09 hours ago<<
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