Re: [newbie] is it rebooting or what?
On Wednesday 18 Dec 2002 12:05 pm, Thought Progress wrote: How do I disable or control this feature. Someone mentioned. Anuerin Diaz mentioned leaving an application running (gaim seems to work), but there has to be a better way to keep the machine from logging you off (I would think) when you lock the terminal and leave for lunch. I'm no expert on this, but here are my thoughts. I don't have the problem under 9.0, but I did under 8.2. Under 8.2 I used MCC to disable the power control settings, and the whole problem instantly disappeared. As I said, I don't have the problem in 9.0, but we have seen so many things here that happen one way for some of us and the opposite for others, so I wouldn't discount it. Try it and see - you've nothing to lose. Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] is it rebooting or what?
Hi, just a stab in the dark, somewhere in your /etc lives the script that sets this variable on. If there is no tool used for configuring this variable then just delve in there and set it to 0 (or a ridiculously large value, say equal to 48 hours if its possible). Im guessing that setting it to 0 disables that feature. ciao! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Thought Progress Sent: 18. joulukuuta 2002 14:05 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] is it rebooting or what? How do I disable or control this feature. Someone mentioned. Anuerin Diaz mentioned leaving an application running (gaim seems to work), but there has to be a better way to keep the machine from logging you off (I would think) when you lock the terminal and leave for lunch. -TP snip Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] is it rebooting or what?
On Tuesday 17 Dec 2002 8:17 am, Anuerin Diaz wrote: It's the timeout environment variable (TMOUT). After x number of seconds of inactivity the user is logged off automatically. It's a security feature. Is this set as part of a security level? I ask because I leave my mailbox collecting all night, ready for a morning read, and it's always OK in the morning. Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] is it rebooting or what?
Its been a long time since I handled any linux system but I think the variable can be configured in one of the security screens in the mandrake control center. Or it may not be working perfectly in your case. I have some installations that it does not work and in some cases in did. I never did claim any expertise on the subject but I think leaving a launched application at work counts as a valid activity in your user's part. Ciao! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Anne Wilson Sent: 17. joulukuuta 2002 10:24 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] is it rebooting or what? On Tuesday 17 Dec 2002 8:17 am, Anuerin Diaz wrote: It's the timeout environment variable (TMOUT). After x number of seconds of inactivity the user is logged off automatically. It's a security feature. Is this set as part of a security level? I ask because I leave my mailbox collecting all night, ready for a morning read, and it's always OK in the morning. Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] is it rebooting or what?
On Tue, 2002-12-17 at 19:23, Anne Wilson wrote: On Tuesday 17 Dec 2002 8:17 am, Anuerin Diaz wrote: It's the timeout environment variable (TMOUT). After x number of seconds of inactivity the user is logged off automatically. It's a security feature. Is this set as part of a security level? I ask because I leave my mailbox collecting all night, ready for a morning read, and it's always OK in the morning. Anne ...it's a feature, not a bug. -- Tue Dec 17 21:00:00 EST 2002 9:00pm up 1 day, 1 min, 5 users, load average: 3.36, 1.70, 1.04 .o0 linux user:267497 0o. |____ | kühn media australia | / \ /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | .\__/ || | | | | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kühn | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | |/ ._/ || | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | |'. `\ | | |icq: 5483808 | ;/ / | | | | smk ) /_/| |.---.| | mobile: 0410-728-389 | ' `-`' | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU Coralament*Best Grötens*Liebe Grüße*Best Regards*Elkorajn Salutojn Scully: You set us up. This was a trap for Mulder because he helped put you away. Well, I came here to tell you that if he dies because of what you've done, four days from now nobody will stop me from being the one that'll throw the switch and gas you out of this life for good, you son-of-a-bitch. The X-Files: Beyond the Sea Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] is it rebooting or what?
Hello, When I xlock my Mandrake 9.0 box and walk away for more than an hour, when I come back I am logged off the machine. What is causing this? I've had SuSE 7.2-8.0 and Red Hat 7.0 - 8.0 installed on this machine (in my efforts to learn more about Linux) and this has never happened before. I've checked and disabled all the Power Management features. What am I missing? Thanks, TP Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
