Re: [U2] [AD] User timeout question
Wow memories. I'll speak up and agree with Allen -- solid products in the Pr1me world. 15 years is definitely an underestimate. This is a forum where we know that seasoned tools bring proven value. Thanks for piping up Randy. --dawn Typed on a mobile keyboard On May 1, 2012, at 11:21 PM, Randy Styka wrote: > It's been a long time since I've posted about this, but our company wrote > and has sold a product called LOGMON for many years (15? I don't even > remember). This software works at the Unix level to monitor usage of the > users on a system, actually monitoring cpu usage, not keystrokes. And so > if a user is idle, you can decide what to do about it, via a script that is > run. > > In a Unidata/Universe environment, a signal can be sent that an application > will see and it can release the locks and close the user out gracefully. But > there are other approaches too. When combined with our Peek software, a > script > can be run to generate keystrokes on behalf of that user. So...you can set up > a script that sends a series of predetermined keystrokes to back the user out > of the application, and thus no coding is required in the specific > application. > (This assumes there's a standard set of keystrokes that you can user for this > purpose, like a series of characters then a Q or somesuch.) > > Anyway, there are a lot of options. Check out Logmon and/or Peek at > http://www.computronics.com Free trial versions are available for download. > > As I said I haven't posted about this in years as I know users who are > bothered by commercial plugs, hence the [AD] tag above. > > There are certainly other ways to do it but this is often the path of > least resistance for users who want to solve this problem without changes > to their programs. And it is in use by a number of U2 sites (and plenty > of other Unix sites). Note that we are Unix/Linux only. We don't do > Windows ;-) > > Thanks! Randy > > ++ > | Computronics Randy Styka, ra...@computronics.com | > | 4N165 Wood Dale Road Phone: 630/941-7767| > | Addison, Illinois 60101 USA Fax:630/941-7714| > |www:http://www.computronics.com | > | for product information: i...@computronics.com | > | for product support: supp...@computronics.com| > ++ > > ___ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] [AD] User timeout question
On 5/2/2012 12:21 AM, Randy Styka wrote: > It's been a long time since I've posted about this, but our company wrote > and has sold a product called LOGMON for many years (15? I don't even > remember). This software works at the Unix level to monitor usage of the > users on a system, actually monitoring cpu usage, not keystrokes. And so > if a user is idle, you can decide what to do about it, via a script that is > run. > > In a Unidata/Universe environment, a signal can be sent that an application > will see and it can release the locks and close the user out gracefully. But > there are other approaches too. When combined with our Peek software, a > script > can be run to generate keystrokes on behalf of that user. So...you can set up > a script that sends a series of predetermined keystrokes to back the user out > of the application, and thus no coding is required in the specific > application. > (This assumes there's a standard set of keystrokes that you can user for this > purpose, like a series of characters then a Q or somesuch.) > > Anyway, there are a lot of options. Check out Logmon and/or Peek at > http://www.computronics.com Free trial versions are available for download. > > As I said I haven't posted about this in years as I know users who are > bothered by commercial plugs, hence the [AD] tag above. > > There are certainly other ways to do it but this is often the path of > least resistance for users who want to solve this problem without changes > to their programs. And it is in use by a number of U2 sites (and plenty > of other Unix sites). Note that we are Unix/Linux only. We don't do > Windows ;-) > > Thanks! Randy Probably not doing much with PR1MOS these days... Peek, Poke and LogMon have indeed been around for years, and Computronics has a solid reputation. -- Allen Egerton; aeger...@pobox.com ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
[U2] [AD] User timeout question
It's been a long time since I've posted about this, but our company wrote and has sold a product called LOGMON for many years (15? I don't even remember). This software works at the Unix level to monitor usage of the users on a system, actually monitoring cpu usage, not keystrokes. And so if a user is idle, you can decide what to do about it, via a script that is run. In a Unidata/Universe environment, a signal can be sent that an application will see and it can release the locks and close the user out gracefully. But there are other approaches too. When combined with our Peek software, a script can be run to generate keystrokes on behalf of that user. So...you can set up a script that sends a series of predetermined keystrokes to back the user out of the application, and thus no coding is required in the specific application. (This assumes there's a standard set of keystrokes that you can user for this purpose, like a series of characters then a Q or somesuch.) Anyway, there are a lot of options. Check out Logmon and/or Peek at http://www.computronics.com Free trial versions are available for download. As I said I haven't posted about this in years as I know users who are bothered by commercial plugs, hence the [AD] tag above. There are certainly other ways to do it but this is often the path of least resistance for users who want to solve this problem without changes to their programs. And it is in use by a number of U2 sites (and plenty of other Unix sites). Note that we are Unix/Linux only. We don't do Windows ;-) Thanks! Randy ++ | Computronics Randy Styka, ra...@computronics.com | | 4N165 Wood Dale Road Phone: 630/941-7767| | Addison, Illinois 60101 USA Fax:630/941-7714| |www:http://www.computronics.com | | for product information: i...@computronics.com | | for product support: supp...@computronics.com| ++ ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
