Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!oberon!nunki.usc.edu!castor.usc.edu!connet From: connet@castor.usc.edu (David Connet) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: Autologout of unused terminals Message-ID: <2018@nunki.usc.edu> Date: 27 Nov 88 21:09:57 GMT References: <201.nlunix6@orcenl.uucp> <83@cosmic.sns.UUCP> Sender: news@nunki.usc.edu Reply-To: connet@castor.usc.edu (David Connet) Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Lines: 9 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, >and if it hasn't, to send a hangup to the processes there? We are looking Another way, if you are using ksh, is to set the TMOUT variable. After TMOUT seconds, a message is sent saying to the effect 'if you don't do something in 60 seconds, I'm killing you...' Dave Connet