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Hi,<br />
regarding TMOUT you are right. This variable is used to set the shell timeout. After a TMOUT (seconds) period of inactivity, the shell will time out (after having issued a warning nn seconds before).<br />
Regarding telnet, I'll do some research, but I don't think we can change the timeout.<br />
wmp<br />

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Hi,
regarding TMOUT you are right. This variable is used to set the shell timeout. After a TMOUT (seconds) period of inactivity, the shell will time out (after having issued a warning nn seconds before).
Regarding telnet, I'll do some research, but I don't think we can change the timeout.
wmp


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Thanks pal! Idled worked great for me and did just what I needed! Thanks a lot!
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Thanks pal! Idled worked great for me and did just what I needed! Thanks a lot!

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You're welcome.<br />
Have fun and success!<br />
Norbert<br />

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You're welcome.
Have fun and success!
Norbert


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Can someone tell me if there is a setting to alter just the telnet timeout setting without affecting other kinds of logins? Like leaving SSH unnafected.<br />
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I've found the variable TMOUT, that I can set system wide, but I'm afraid it will affect the entire system and start to knock down the ssh users.<br />
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Thanks in advance!
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Can someone tell me if there is a setting to alter just the telnet timeout setting without affecting other kinds of logins? Like leaving SSH unnafected.

I've found the variable TMOUT, that I can set system wide, but I'm afraid it will affect the entire system and start to knock down the ssh users.

Thanks in advance!

telnet timeout setting

Telnet is an application layer protocol used on the Internet or local area networks to provide a bidirectional interactive text-oriented communication facility using a virtual terminal connection. SSH was designed as a replacement for Telnet and for unsecured remote shell protocols. The term telnet is also used to refer to the software that implements the client part of the protocol. SSH provides a secure channel over an unsecured network in a client-server architecture, connecting an SSH client application with an SSH server.