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From: rodean@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Bruce Rodean)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Problems with hpterm
Message-ID: <5570344@hpfcdc.HP.COM>
Date: 7 Dec 89 16:42:26 GMT
References: <772@pai.UUCP>
Organization: HP Ft. Collins, Co.
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In article <772@pai.UUCP> erc@pai.UUCP (Eric Johnson) writes:
> The problem:
> 
> Hpterms, if left alone for a period of time, just seem to
> "die".
>     a) The hpterm window disappears.
>     b) The process listing in "ps -ef" shows the process as <defunct>.
>     c) The ps -ef listing shows no trace of the process (a short while
>     after the <defunct> entry is seen).
> The term "left alone for a period of time" means that the window has
> no input (nor output) for a period of about an hour.

Are you by any chance using csh with autologout set?  It sure sounds
like it, especially since the window is idle for about an hour.  If so,
then unset or set to 0 the shell variable autologout.  See the section
called "Autologout" on the csh manual entry for more details.

Bruce Rodean
rodean%hpfclg@hplabs.HP.COM
This does not represent an official response of Hewlett-Packard Co.  It
is my guess only.