You can set TMOUT to read only so that it can't be changed by the user. export TMOUT=90 readonly TMOUT
On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 2:37 AM, Clint Pachl <pa...@ecentryx.com> wrote: > Here's my situation: I ssh into a remote server in my group. From that > server, I connect to an adjacent, local server in the group via the serial > terminal using tip(1) or cu(1). If the ssh connection is disconnected, the > login session to the second server's serial com0 will remain open/active. > > Is there a reliable, system-wide method or configuration to terminate the > serial session if the ssh connection dies? > > So far, all I have come up with is the shell's timeout variable (i.e., > TMOUT). However, this can be overridden by the user. > > I also tried the gettytab(5) timeout option "to", but that didn't work as > expected. It terminates and restarts the initial terminal login process, > not the user session. > > Thanks, > Clint
