How to create a simple background script on Solaris


 
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Old 11-12-2009
How to create a simple background script on Solaris

I have a local account for a unix server. The idle timeout for the account is around 10 mins. I have to login to the server multiple times during the day. Is there a way to increase the idle timeout or may be a script that I can run on background so it is not idle. Something like echo date every 9 mins. How can I do this?

Thanks.
Vinay
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Old 11-12-2009
if you are using putty just set you keepalives to 60 seconds or so. it should keep you from timing out.
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Old 11-13-2009
login -> at the prompt type --> #TMOUT=0
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Old 11-13-2009
Setting the TMOUT variable might not be retroactive in old ksh releases. In that case, run this instead:
Code:
TMOUT=0 exec ksh

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