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[Bruce eley_1]

My users are running in the /bin/sh shell. Does it support the TMOUT command? If not is there another way to logout idle logins?

[Ivan Ferreira]

Hi Bruce, TMOUT is not a command, is an environmen variable that must be set, for example:

TMOUT=120
export TMOUT

This should be included in the /etc/profile file.

The man page for sh (man 1p sh) gives you info about the variables.

Other options discussed in your previous post, do you remember?

Have a nice day, welcome to the forum, and please, keep assigning points to the answers you get.

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/helptips.do?#33

[Bruce eley_1]

Thanks for the quick responce. I entered the varialbe in the /etc/profile and set it as follows

TMOUT=120
export TMOUT

when I log in I get -sh: tmout.sh: not found

Your help is greatly appreciated!

[Bruce eley_1]

Sorry left out part of the line that I get at login

-sh: tmout.sh:: not found

[Ivan Ferreira]

Extrange, I just tested with the /bin/sh shell, adding the lines to the profile, and it works without problem.

What OS version are you using (sizer -v).

[Bruce eley_1]

Tru64 5.1

[Kapil Jha]

Hi Bruce,
Can you try one more thing open sh or ksh
# export TMOUT=120

sit idle and see if its working.
Because like Ivan mine is also working.
BR,
Kapil

[Bruce eley_1]

I have tried that and it never logs the session out.

[Khairy]

hi bruce,

try to set the TMOUT value in the .profile

Add the following line in .profile file.

TMOUT=120 ; export TMOUT

Set it in any users profile and log to system using their user ID. Let us know whether this works.

Rgds

[Khairy]

hi bruce,

i may overlook your question. The tip given by me and other users are for korn shells.

For /bin/sh, set the following in .profile. You can put any value you require. I think 1 is for 60 seconds but i may be wrong.

TIMEOUT=1 ; export TIMEOUT

Try it out and it should works.

Do let us know the outcome!

Rgds