Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!rutgers!iuvax!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uxc.cso.uiuc.edu!uicsrd!kai From: kai@uicsrd.csrd.uiuc.edu Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: 60-second timeout in Unix login Message-ID: <43200011@uicsrd> Date: Wed, 25-Nov-87 12:26:00 EST Article-I.D.: uicsrd.43200011 Posted: Wed Nov 25 12:26:00 1987 Date-Received: Mon, 30-Nov-87 00:34:47 EST References: <4139@venera.isi.edu> Lines: 25 Nf-ID: #R:venera.isi.edu:4139:uicsrd:43200011:000:1114 Nf-From: uicsrd.csrd.uiuc.edu!kai Nov 25 11:26:00 1987 You can increase the login timeout on 4.2BSD by simply adding a field to the dialup terminals gettytab entry. Add ":to=180" to whatever entry you use for dialups, or even better, make a new gettytab entry that includes the new timeout field, and then change your /etc/ttys file entry for your dialup line(s) to use your new gettytab entry. I use this on our system because we have some beginner level folks dialing in, who often take a long time to type in their login and password correctly. This change simply increases the time between the first login attempt and when the phone is hung up. The number of login attempts doesn't need to be changed on our system, a Sequent Balance 8000 running DYNIX V3.0.4. After each three login attempts, login quits, and getty takes over again. The timeout never recycles, so after n seconds, the phone hangs up no matter how many times you try to login. See GETTYTAB(5) and TTYS(5), or send Email for more info. Patrick Wolfe Internet: pwolfe@kai.com UUCP: ...!{uunet,ihnp4}!uiucuxc!kailand!pwolfe The opinions expressed here are my own, NOT my employers.