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Re: Automatic Logoff - timeouts
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Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>
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Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 16 Apr 2001 15:13:24 -0400
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Sletten Kenneth W KPWA wrote:
>
> Charles asks:
>
> > Is there a way to cause a specific user to automatically
> > logoff the HP 3000 after a specified amount of time in which
> > they are inactive?
>
> To insure someone (i.e.:  most likely me) does forget and leave
> themselves logged on the CONSOLE, we have a script that does:
>
> IF HPLDEVIN = HPCONSOLE
>        SETVAR HPTIMEOUT 30
> ENDIF

Note that HPTIMEOUT only applies at a colon prompt :-(

You might look into BOUNCER or the Allegro equivalent for something that
watches for any timeout on pending reads.

Jeff

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