[SOLVED] set timeout for ssh prompt

vikas027 · 04-22-2008, 01:36 PM

Hi all,

I want to set a timeout say 10 sec to shh prompt i.e. if no password is enetered for 10 sec prompt should again come to shell.

How can this be achieved ??

Pls help.

Thanks in adv.
VIKAS

Mara · 04-22-2008, 02:23 PM

From sshd manual:

Quote:

-g login_grace_time
Gives the grace time for clients to authenticate themselves (default 120 seconds). If the client fails to authenticate the user within
this many seconds, the server disconnects and exits. A value of zero indicates no limit.

That seems to be exactly what you want.

anomie · 04-22-2008, 03:35 PM

Also, to specify this at the config file level -- from sshd_config(5):

Quote:

LoginGraceTime
The server disconnects after this time if the user has not suc-
cessfully logged in. If the value is 0, there is no time limit.
The default is 120 seconds.