Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!apple!olivea!tymix!cirrusl!ss149!brian From: brian%cirrusl@oliveb.ATC.olivetti.com (Brian Feinberg) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: Preventing Idle in telnet, security, and bg. Message-ID: <2526@cirrusl.UUCP> Date: 1 Oct 90 17:57:11 GMT References: <14228@hydra.gatech.EDU> <2903@idunno.Princeton.EDU> Sender: news@cirrusl.UUCP Distribution: comp Lines: 12 The simplest thing to do is: Assuming you have a line like 'progname &' in your .login, put something like 'kill -9 %progname' in your .logout . What else? -- Brian -- Brian Feinberg UUCP: oliveb!cirrusl!brian -- Brian Feinberg UUCP: oliveb!cirrusl!brian