Someone had mentioned once that the highest setting in msec actually has a login timeout. Backing off the highest level or changeing the setting in /etc/msec should help.
James (My cure for msec problems is a bit more drastic... rpm -e msec *grin*) On Sat, 2002-10-26 at 10:30, Dianne Marie Montesa wrote: > hi gary > > okay its a global setting since it affects both root > and others. what is your security setting? how about > trying to lower the security level just to test > whether this also happens. > > im running out of ideas ... its already draining my > 1/8 brain =P > > cheers > dianne > > --- Gary Hodder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Dianne, > > > > logging out happens for root and other users. > > Leaving it at a login prompt and not logging in, it > > recycles the login > > prompt with another. > > So if you login and do nothing it logs out after a > > 15 minutes. > > This behavior did not happen in 8.2, its only in 9. > > > > Gary. > > > > On Sat, 2002-10-26 at 00:09, Dianne Marie Montesa > > wrote: > > > hi gary > > > > > > not sure what is really happening on your system. > > i > > > dont have a serial dumb terminal to simulate it. > > but > > > maybe i can help you troubleshoot whats causing > > it. > > > > > > and i think it has nothing to do with agetty since > > you > > > already passed stage after you logged in. the > > problem > > > could be some setting after you logged in. > > > > > > does the logging out only happen to root user? > > > are you logged-out by the system even if you dont > > run > > > the menu script you mentioned? > > > have you checked that menu script whether it has a > > > timeout set? > > > > > > hth > > > dianne > > > > > > > > > --- Gary Hodder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi Dianne, > > > > > > > > I have checked checked bash --verbose and > > TMOUT=0 > > > > The timeout only happens on the dumb terminal > > > > plugged in via a serial > > > > port and not on the console. > > > > Have tried adding a long timeout on the agetty > > > > command line in inattab > > > > with no luck. > > > > What else can I try? > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Gary. > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site > > > http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > ---- > > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from > > MandrakeSoft? > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from > MandrakeSoft? > > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site > http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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