RE: Idle session logout

From: Sanjeev B.S. (sanjeev_at_mbu.iisc.ernet.in)
Date: 10/22/04

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    Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 11:52:57 +0530 (IST)
To: focus-linux@securityfocus.com

    > try to set TMOUT=<seconds> in /etc/profile.

    TMOUT works only for bash shell users, isn't it? May be running a simple
    shell script with kill -9 that checks with 'finger foo', grepping idle
    time, might be a good idea. First get the pts, say 'pts/2', then check it
    with ps -ef | grep 'pts/2'. Then decide whether to for logout.

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