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From: srodawa@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Dr. Srodawa)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Process inactivity timeout program?
Message-ID: <2709@vela.acs.oakland.edu>
Date: 23 Aug 90 16:11:00 GMT
References: <36@mhinfo.UUCP>
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Organization: Oakland University, Rochester MI
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In article <36@mhinfo.UUCP> jem@mhinfo.UUCP ( MHIS) writes:
>I am looking for a program that would logout any user processes
>based upon some predefined time limit of inactivity.  Has anyone
>seen such a beast?  I am looking for a version to run under Xenix.
>
Xenix '386 2.3.2 comes with such a utility.  I used it for a while and
then turned it off.  We also had one on a BSD4.3 system, then removed
it.  The problem is, these things don't seem to be sophisticated
enough to recognize a task which is busy computing with no terminal
activity.  I set mine off running a big number cruncher and went to
lunch.  After 30 minutes, so did my terminal session.  Ron.

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