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# 1  
Old 07-21-2004
Power About the Timeout
Hello everyone
I am a new one,I want to know how to get the solaris force the loginer out if he do not in a time
thanks
# 2  
Old 07-21-2004
Re: About the Timeout
It is said that it should edit the .profile ,
But i don not known how do, do you know......
# 3  
Old 07-21-2004
lyh003473,

Are you asking how to force a user to logout after a designated idle timeout? If you are using telnet, you can use the TMOUT environment variable. Take a look at the following:

https://www.unix.com/showthread.php?s...t=idle+timeout

If you are using Secure Shell (ssh) - which should be the case, you can use ClientAliveInterval - read the man page for sshd_config.

Please remember to search the forums before asking questions.

Cheers,

Keith
# 4  
Old 07-22-2004
thank you ,Kduffin
I known
# 5  
Old 07-24-2004
In all ,The ksh and bash can use the "TMOUT" to force the user out in a time,The sh and csh can not
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