ITEM: G9176L

user time-out period

Question:

AIX 3.2.5 model 590

I would like to set up a parameter which will automatically logout a
user after a specified period of inactivity on the account.  Where do
I do this?  I have seen such a thing in a .chrc file in tcshell but
don't know the equivalent in korn or bourne shell.

Response:

Both the korn and bourne shell offer an environment variable for automatic
logoffs after a specified amount of inactive time.  You will use the 
TIMEOUT variable for the bourne shell and the TMOUT variable for the korn 
shell.

These variable can be placed in the /etc/profile file for systemwide use or
can be overridden be placing them in each user's .profile in their $HOME 
directory.  The value of the environment variables should be in seconds,
and must be exported. 

  An example of the use of the variables can be found in InfoExplorer.
  Search on TMOUT and go to "Security Threats".



Support Line: user time-out period ITEM: G9176L

Dated: February 1994 Category: N/A

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