Ronald Warner wrote:
> does anyone know how to configure autologout for console, i.e., if
> the user forgets to logout the system logs him/her out in 3 minutes?
> thanks.

export TMOUT=180

generally, you put this in /etc/profile

however, Mandrake has different ideas as to where to put it.  In one
version, you'll get environment error when you call it up from
/etc/profile


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