16 Jan
2008
16 Jan
'08
10:35 p.m.
On Wed, 16 Jan 2008, Bob Beers wrote:
On Jan 16, 2008 3:32 PM, Scott Ehrlich scott@mit.edu wrote:
If Xwindows was to be disabled, and only tty was used, what would be the best option for ensuring the logged-in session was locked after a determined amount of inactivity>
If logged in to bash, TMOUT is the (seconds) setting to terminate the shell if no activity, but it is not fool-proof. For example, an open vi session will prevent the logout.
Appreciate the variable of TMOUT, but I'm not looking to terminate, but rather lock the session.
Additionally, I should be able to override the session with the sudo or root password.
Other leads welcome.
Scott
HTH, -Bob