Re: Terminal locking

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Author: Ryan Meldrum
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: Terminal locking
Shawn Badger wrote:
> I need to find a way to lock a users terminal after a set period of
> inactivity. It has to work regardless of how the user connects the
> system. I know of the TMOUT variable, but I need it ask the user for
> there password again to reconnect to the same session instead of just
> closing the session. Any ideas on how to do this?
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You might want to try vlock. This will lock console sessions as well as
telent/ssh sessions.

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