eisen@contact.UUCP (Martin Loeffler) (02/22/89)
I'm running a public-access bbs in a 386 IBM compatable machine (Xenix V2.2)
and I have a bit of a problem that I'm sure has been solved before. I need a
way to log a shell user off after a set period of time. The timing part is
simple, but I have not found a way to remove them and their tasks easily. I
was wondering if there was a function or utility that I missed, or if anyone
out there has written anything to this end. Please e-mail to me if you have
any suggestions. Thanks!
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casts a faint light beyond it's own
immediate boundaries" -J.B.S. Haldane
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Sure, no problem. All you need is a little daemon running which checks
your idle time (with whatever qualification you want to use) and and
sends a hangup signal to the shell. It can be started by the profile,
and gets the parent id from getppid() so it know who to watch. I had one
for a while, but I switched to Korn shell and that has timeout built in.
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"Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -mesandy@turnkey.TCC.COM (Sanford 'Sandy' Zelkovitz) (02/25/89)
In article <396@contact.UUCP>, eisen@contact.UUCP (Martin Loeffler) writes: > > I'm running a public-access bbs in a 386 IBM compatable machine (Xenix V2.2) > and I have a bit of a problem that I'm sure has been solved before. I need a > way to log a shell user off after a set period of time. The timing part is > simple, but I have not found a way to remove them and their tasks easily. I > was wondering if there was a function or utility that I missed, or if anyone > out there has written anything to this end. Please e-mail to me if you have > any suggestions. Thanks! > > There is a program called untamo that will log users off after a specified amount of time and/or after a specified period of inactivity. You can download the Xenix version from my system. The particulars on how to reach the system can be found in my .signature below. If you have a TrailBlazer Plus, 19.2K/9600 is supported. If you want to switch to my bbs software, you can download the full source code. Usage time and inactivity time are built into the code. Sandy -- Sanford <sandy> Zelkovitz XBBS 714-898-8634 UUCP: ....att!hermix!alphacm!sandy ....trwrb!ucla-an!alphacm!sandy ....uunet!turnkey!alphacm!sandy ....ucbvax!ucivax!icnvax!alphacm!sandy DATA: 714-898-8634 VOICE: 714-894-7898
erict@flatline.UUCP (Lemmy Caution) (02/26/89)
In article <6332@turnkey.TCC.COM> sandy@turnkey.TCC.COM (Sanford 'Sandy' Zelkovitz) writes: >In article <396@contact.UUCP>, eisen@contact.UUCP (Martin Loeffler) writes: >> >> I'm running a public-access bbs in a 386 IBM compatable machine (Xenix V2.2) >There is a program called untamo that will log users off after a specified Please. alt.sources is for posting only. This dicussion belongs in comp.sources.wanted. -- J. Eric Townsend | "This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs. This uunet!sugar!flatline!erict | is your brain on drugs with spam and toast." bellcore!texbell!/ 511 Parker #2 |EastEnders Mailing List: BITNET: cosc5fa@uhnix1.BITNET Houston,Tx,77007 |eastender@flatline.UUCP