Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!alberta!obed!steve From: steve@obed.uucp (stephen Samuel) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: Autologout of unused terminals Summary: I have one that peels apart 'ps' info. Message-ID: <1874@pembina.UUCP> Date: 29 Nov 88 11:01:38 GMT References: <201.nlunix6@orcenl.uucp> Sender: news@alberta.UUCP Lines: 12 In article <201.nlunix6@orcenl.uucp>, bengsig@orcenl.uucp (Bjorn Engsig) writes: > Is there any way to see if a terminal has not been used for some time, > ... We are looking for a system that is usable on all flavors and variants > of unix, .... I wrote a program that I call 'vulture'. It is written in C, and rips apart the output from 'ps' to get the info it needs. The program takes parameters that include the TTY to be watched, how long it can be idle for, and how often to check. -- Stephen samuel !alberta!{obed,edm}!steve Look on the bright side... It might have worked!