Script to log me out/lock terminal...

[per©oDåN]

Is there a script I can borrow from or write if I have to that will log me out or 'freeze' the session (in NT, it would be "Lock Workstation") after a certain amount of inactivity for security reasons?

I would prefer that it save state/session somehow, but require the indvidual (me) to relogin after so long...

Any suggestions? Or is this something really obvious/easy that I missed in the NHF's?

anks,

-perc

[ph34r]

How about using the locked screensavers?

[per©oDåN]

hmmm... not in X, though... like at the console.

maybe a perl scrip that sleeps and checks stdin for times somehow or something every so often... or maybe a cron job... but what to check?

I really dunno what I am talking about here, just want it to logout or lock if I forget to do it.

[The_Stack]

Perhaps you can get someone to hack the /usr/bin/bash code or even the /bin/setterm code.

setterm is used to set the screen blank delay, perhaps it could be hacked to ask for a password or something like that.

sounds interesting i admit. http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif

Anyone try freshmeat.net to see if someone has already done this?

[ille_pugil42]

as above, xlock or another permutation

[bytemare]

if you're idle at a shell prompt, just use the TMOUT variable.

you can set it in your .profile, like

TMOUT=120;export TMOUT
and it will log you out after two minutes