[rhn-users] need to remove screen saver

[Broekman, Maarten]

There are a number of things you can do to automatically log out idle
users.

http://www.networksecurityarchive.org/html/Focus-Linux/2004-10/msg00017.
html is just an example.

For bash users, TMOUT:
       TMOUT  If  set  to  a value greater than zero, TMOUT is treated
as the
              default timeout for the read builtin.  The select command
ter-
              minates if input does not arrive after TMOUT seconds when
input
              is coming from a terminal.  In an interactive shell, the
value
              is interpreted as the number of seconds to wait for input
after
              issuing the primary prompt.  Bash terminates after waiting
for
              that number of seconds if input does not arrive.

For csh users, autologout:
       autologout (+)
               The first word is the number of minutes of  inactivity
before
               automatic  logout.   The optional second word is the
number of
               minutes of inactivity  before  automatic  locking.   When
the
               shell  automatically  logs  out, it prints auto-logout,
sets
               the variable logout to automatic and exits.  When the
shell
               automatically  locks,  the user is required to enter his
pass-
               word to continue working.  Five incorrect attempts
result  in
               automatic logout.  Set to 60 (automatic logout after 60
min-
               utes, and no  locking)  by  default  in  login  and
superuser
               shells, but not if the shell thinks it is running under a
win-
               dow system (i.e., the DISPLAY environment  variable  is
set),
               the tty is a pseudo-tty (pty) or the shell was not so
compiled
               (see the version shell variable).  See also  the  afsuser
and
               logout shell variables.

Maarten Broekman

-----Original Message-----
From: rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com]
On Behalf Of Paula J. Lindsay
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 4:27 PM
To: Red Hat Network Users List
Subject: [rhn-users] need to remove screen saver

Hi everyone,
I have a red hat 4 box that many people use to log on to an instrument.

When a users leaves the
box and another person wants to log in, they can't due to the screen 
saver coming on.  How
can I globally turn off the screen saver so that it never comes on for 
any body.  Or, a global
passwd so that everyone can log in when the screen saver is on?  This 
box becomes unusable
and it is suppose to be available to all scientist at all hours of the 
day.  Can someone help me?
Many thanks in advance,
Paula

-- 
Paula J. Lindsay
IT Analyst III
Research Computing
10550 North Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA  92037
858.784.9378 (office)
858.784.9301 (fax)
paula at scripps.edu

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