The HPTIMEOUT variable is good so long as your session remains at the CI :
prompt. However, if your session is inside another process (Application,
qedit, query etc.) it has no effect and therefore its usefulness is limited.

Many thanks

David
(ex 4321)


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        From:   Rick Clark [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
        Sent:   17 November 1998 15:04
        To:     [log in to unmask]
        Subject:        Re: Monitor user's session activity

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        Try setting the variable HPTIMEOUT.

        :SETVAR HPTIMEOUT minutes

        ASNMNTS WWA:help hptimeout
        HPTIMEOUT   A variable used by the CI that lets a user set timed CI
                    reads on $STDIN. A positive value indicates the number
                    of minutes the CI waits for input.  If a timed CI read
                    expires, the session is logged off.  The initial value
                    is zero, which means no timed reads.  Type= W I PL



        [log in to unmask] wrote:
        >
        > System: HP3000
        > Server OS: MPE version 5
        > Client: Terminally Emulation program running on Win95
        >
        > Is there a way, such as running a script on the server,  to
monitor a user
        > session's activity ? Specially, we need to know if a user's
session has been
        > idle for a period of time and automatically kill that session.
        >
        > Any input will be greatly appreciate. If possible, please reply
with a copy:
        > mailto:[log in to unmask]
        >
        > Edmund

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