Re: [expert] How to stop automatic logoff?
2002-10-06 04:50, David Guntner writes: > KhoGuan PhuaN grabbed a keyboard and wrote: > > > > If you don't think so, and want to stick to level 4 or 5(paranoid > > level), edit /etc/security/msec/level.local, which does not exist by > > default, to create a customized setting for TMOUT: > > > > from mseclib import * > > set_shell_timeout(0) > > I've tried doing that with 9.0. And it happily ignored it. Argh. Try to remove /etc/sysconfig/msec and then run 'msec 4' with set_shell_timeout(0) in /etc/security/msec/level.local. 'echo $TMOUT', and you will see it become 0. Be sure to check my last reply to you about how to correct the broken level.local file. > With all the problems I've been having (with things like this, with mailq > and newaliases being broken/missing, etc.), I'm seriously considering > scrapping it and falling back to 8.2. Maybe by 9.1, they'll have a stable > system to make available 'rpm -q sendmail postfix' to see if you have installed both sendmail and postfix. Postfix has mailq and newaliases commands as sendmail. To avoid confusion, Mandrake renames them as mailq.postfix and newaliases.postfix for postfix, while mailq.sendmail and newaliases.sendmail for sendmail. Decide which MTA you want to use (check by sudo 'service sendmail status' and 'service postfix status'; only one should be running) and symlink either of the 2 pairs of mailq and newaliases to /etc/alternatives/mta-mailq and /etc/alternatives/mta-newaliases e.g. as root ~# ln -s /usr/bin/mailq.postfix /etc/alternatives/mta-mailq ~# ln -s /usr/bin/newaliases.postfix /etc/alternatives/mta-newaliases > (For me, "stable" means more than simply, it doesn't crash. The programs > that should be there need to be there and work as expected, etc.) Don't panic. Just a little bit of tuning to make ML 9.0 stable as you mean. --KhoGuan Phuann, from Taiwan Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] How to stop automatic logoff?
KhoGuan PhuaN grabbed a keyboard and wrote: > > If you don't think so, and want to stick to level 4 or 5(paranoid > level), edit /etc/security/msec/level.local, which does not exist by > default, to create a customized setting for TMOUT: > > from mseclib import * > set_shell_timeout(0) I've tried doing that with 9.0. And it happily ignored it. Argh. With all the problems I've been having (with things like this, with mailq and newaliases being broken/missing, etc.), I'm seriously considering scrapping it and falling back to 8.2. Maybe by 9.1, they'll have a stable system to make available (For me, "stable" means more than simply, it doesn't crash. The programs that should be there need to be there and work as expected, etc.) --Dave -- David Guntner GEnie: Just say NO! http://www.akaMail.com/pgpkey/davidg or key server for PGP Public key Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] How to stop automatic logoff?
> Vox writes: > Eduardo Mendes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I am having a problem with 9.0: Mandrkae terminates with my logon session > > without any warning or messages. It does that automatically. How can I get > > rid of this annoying behaviour? > > That's part of msec's stuff...you set a high security level and the > logoff-if-inactive thing is part of it. I don't remember what the > exact fix is, but if you search the cooker@ archives you'll find it, > it was discussed there. Check your msec security level by 'cat /etc/sysconfig/msec' Note SECURE_LEVEL and TMOUT variables' values. If SECURE_LEVEL is 4, TMOUT will be 3600(seconds) by msec's default. If SECURE_LEVEL is 5, TMOUT will be 900. SECURE_LEVELs 0,1,2 & 3 do not set TMOUT shell variable so you won't be automatically logged out. An easy solution for you would be to lower your security level by running 'msec 3' or 'msec 2' as root. Just running it once, and the system will remain as level 3/2 even if you reboot. I think level 3 would be secure enough for you. If you don't think so, and want to stick to level 4 or 5(paranoid level), edit /etc/security/msec/level.local, which does not exist by default, to create a customized setting for TMOUT: from mseclib import * set_shell_timeout(0) But setting no shell timeout simply defeats the intended security which level 4 or 5 is designed to achieve. HTH. --Khoguan Phuann Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] How to stop automatic logoff?
Eduardo Mendes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello > > I am having a problem with 9.0: Mandrkae terminates with my logon session > without any warning or messages. It does that automatically. How can I get > rid of this annoying behaviour? That's part of msec's stuff...you set a high security level and the logoff-if-inactive thing is part of it. I don't remember what the exact fix is, but if you search the cooker@ archives you'll find it, it was discussed there. Vox -- Pain is the gift of the gods, and I'm the one they chose as their messenger For info on safety in the BDSM lifestyle http://www.the-vox.com Think of the Linux community as a niche economy isolated by its beliefs. Kind of like the Amish, except that our religion requires us to use _higher_ technology than everyone else. -- Donald B. Marti Jr. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
