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From: j@ida.interface-business.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: Connection time outs
Date: 13 Feb 1997 09:58:59 GMT
Organization: interface business GmbH, Dresden
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shortcx@inbalance.com (Craig A. Shortreed) wrote:
> I know there is a way to configure the dial in getty to automatically time
> out after a certain number of minutes of inactivity but the man pages aren't
> very clear, do you know how?
>
j@ida 166% man gettytab | fgrep timeout
to num 0 timeout (seconds)
If a non-zero timeout is specified, with to, then getty will exit within
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