Thanks for giving the idea. Found out that Mandrake's security features have stored those variables in another file. /etc/sysconfig/msec So putting the variable into /etc/profile was attempting to reset it.
God bless. William ================================ icq #8313012 ==== If we aren't supposed to eat animals, why are they made with meat ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anuerin G. Diaz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 4:18 PM Subject: Re: [plug] TMOUT > > that error is only displayed when an attempt to reset the TMOUT variable > is done. check the initialization scripts being run during log-in as you > might be setting it twice (like if one of the startup scripts in your > ~/.bash_profile runs the /etc/profile) > > shot in the dark but who knows... ;-) > > ciao! > > william villanueva wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I used to add this line to /etc/profile: > > > > export TMOUT=600 > > > > which should automatically logout a user for inactivity. I've used this > > with slackware and from Mandrake 7 to 8.1. But somehow, its no longer > > working with Mandrake 8.2. > > > > When one logs in now, it says: > > > > bash: TMOUT: readonly variable > > > > Does anybody have an idea what maybe causing this? > > > > Thanks! > > > > God bless. > > > > William > > ================================ icq #8313012 ==== > > I pretend to work, they pretend to pay me > > > > _ > > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph > > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > > "Programming, an artform that fights back." > > ============================= > Anuerin G. Diaz > Design Engineer > Millennium Software, Incorporated > 2305 B West Tower, Philippines Stocks Exchange Center, > Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City > > Tel# 637-4634 loc. 75 > Fax# 637-4679 > > Registered Linux User #246176 > ============================= > _ > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
