topic Re: Passwords-timeout restrictions in Operating System - HP-UX

Passwords-timeout restrictions

Tom Gore — Tue, 11 Feb 2003 15:28:34 GMT

I there a way to log somebody out of the system after a certain period of inactivity? Example: the user has not hit "Enter" for 30 minutes.

Thanks

Re: Passwords-timeout restrictions

Steve Steel — Tue, 11 Feb 2003 15:30:38 GMT

Hi

Set variable TMOUT

TMOUT
If this parameter is set to a value greater than zero and you do not enter another command or Return within that number of seconds, the shell terminates.

Steve Steel

Re: Passwords-timeout restrictions

Tom Gore — Tue, 11 Feb 2003 15:35:05 GMT

Thanks. Now for a pretty dumb question. Where can I find that parameter? I have not worked with UNIX for a while and my mind is a little fuzzy.

Re: Passwords-timeout restrictions

Rainer von Bongartz — Tue, 11 Feb 2003 15:37:13 GMT

set it system wide in /etc/profile or specific for a user in $HOME/.profile for every user

Regards
Rainer

Re: Passwords-timeout restrictions

Marco Santerre — Tue, 11 Feb 2003 15:39:25 GMT

Tom,

TMOUT is a pre-defined shell variable, just like PATH. It has a default value of 0, therefore never logging out anybody. if you include it in the general /etc/profile, or in the different .profile, it will log out these individuals after so many seconds after they last pressed enter.

Re: Passwords-timeout restrictions

Paul Sperry — Tue, 11 Feb 2003 15:40:35 GMT

Add a timeout on the terminal, with getty -t

Re: Passwords-timeout restrictions

Steve Steel — Tue, 11 Feb 2003 15:41:44 GMT

Hi

Explained at

http://docs.cup.hp.com/cgi-bin/fsearch/framedisplay?top=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90046/B2355-90046_top.html&con=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90046/00/00/72-con.html&toc=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90046/00/00/72-toc.html&searchterms=TMOUT&queryid=20030211-071743

Steve Steel