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Appendix A
Managing DTACS User Accounts
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This restriction can be changed for a user by modifying the project file entry for that
user.
user.
Override Session Limitations on DTACS
1 Log into the DTACS as root.
2 Type the following command and press Enter:
1 Log into the DTACS as root.
2 Type the following command and press Enter:
projmod -K 'project.max-tasks=(priv,x,deny)' user.[username]
Notes:
Notes:
The x in (priv,x,deny) is the number of active sessions the user is allowed to
have open at a time.
have open at a time.
Substitute the user name for [username]. Do not type the brackets [ ] in the
command.
command.
Session Security Enhancements
The DTACS Server will close a user session that has been idle for a configurable
period of time. After a session is closed, users must log back into the system.
period of time. After a session is closed, users must log back into the system.
Session locking default time: 30 minutes (1800 seconds)
Recovery: User logs in again
Notes:
The session locking time does not affect the root user.
Session locking also affects SSH, xterms, consoles on the CDE, and shells
launched during a session.
launched during a session.
Important: Whenever you change an environment variable in .profile, you must
then source the file. Type . /export/home/dtacs/.profile and press Enter. (Be sure to
type a space between the first . and /.) Then run the dtacsStop and dtacsStart
commands.
then source the file. Type . /export/home/dtacs/.profile and press Enter. (Be sure to
type a space between the first . and /.) Then run the dtacsStop and dtacsStart
commands.
Change the Session Timeout Default for a User
1 Open an xterm window on the DTACS Server.
2 Type cd /export/home/[user account] and press Enter.
3 Open the .profile file in a UNIX text editor.
4 Add the following lines to the .profile file:
1 Open an xterm window on the DTACS Server.
2 Type cd /export/home/[user account] and press Enter.
3 Open the .profile file in a UNIX text editor.
4 Add the following lines to the .profile file:
export TIMEOUT=[seconds]
export TMOUT=[seconds]
Notes:
Notes:
Do not type the brackets [ ] in the command.
Enter the time as a number of seconds.