I've searched the docs for a while now, and I can't
find the setting for telnet inactivity timeout length. Any
suggestions?

Thanks,

m.

Michael wrote:

> I've searched the docs for a while now, and I can't
> find the setting for telnet inactivity timeout length. Any
> suggestions?

You're probably looking for the auto-logout function of the shell. I
can't seem to find any mention of such a feature in the Bash manual
page, but Tcsh has a shell variable, "autologout" that that provides
this functionality. See also the "-forcelogout" option to xlock.

I hope that helps.

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"Sylvain Robitaille" <syl@alcor.concordia.ca> wrote in message news:slrndaeft6.891i.syl@alcor.concordia.ca...
> Michael wrote:
>
>> I've searched the docs for a while now, and I can't
>> find the setting for telnet inactivity timeout length. Any
>> suggestions?
>
> You're probably looking for the auto-logout function of the shell. I
> can't seem to find any mention of such a feature in the Bash manual
> page, but Tcsh has a shell variable, "autologout" that that provides
> this functionality. See also the "-forcelogout" option to xlock.
>
> I hope that helps.
>
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> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Sylvain Robitaille

Merci, Sylvain. I will check it out.

m.

Sylvain Robitaille wrote:

> Michael wrote:
>
>> I've searched the docs for a while now, and I can't
>> find the setting for telnet inactivity timeout length. Any
>> suggestions?
>
> You're probably looking for the auto-logout function of the shell. I
> can't seem to find any mention of such a feature in the Bash manual
> page, but Tcsh has a shell variable, "autologout" that that provides
> this functionality. See also the "-forcelogout" option to xlock.
>
> I hope that helps.
>

There is a bash variable TMOUT

man bash:
"In an interactive shell, the value is interpreted as the number of
seconds to wait for input after issuing the primary prompt. Bash
terminates after waiting for that number of seconds if input does not
arrive."

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Old Man