Timeout session

moinpasha · 09-25-2006, 02:06 AM

Hi.How do i set timeout session in linux?
If user has no session activity(console,remote login ,etc)for the pre-defined period of time,system should force session timeout and user must re-logon.

TB0ne · 09-25-2006, 01:41 PM

In the .profiles of your users (or in the system-wide profile in /etc/), set a TMOUT=<number>, such as TMOUT=18000. That'll be the number of seconds. In this case, 5 hours of inactivity, and their sessions will drop.

I have a few problems users that this works for.

moinpasha · 09-26-2006, 01:45 AM

thank u sir.but can u tell me the precise location of this file.i could not locate it in /etc/.

TB0ne · 12-28-2006, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by moinpasha

thank u sir.but can u tell me the precise location of this file.i could not locate it in /etc/.

It is not in /etc. The .profile (or .bashrc), file will be in the users own home directory. The default profile file is sometimes in /etc, sometimes in /etc/default, depending on your distribution. It will sometimes be called /etc/profile.