Linux-Hams archive - January 1999: Re: login to Linux too short!

Re: login to Linux too short!

Gerhard Ahuis ()
2 Jan 1999 16:26:40 +0100

terhi.victor@logonet.com ("John J. Bauerly") writes:

Hi John,

>My login time is too short to access the box accross a network. Is there a
>way to lenghthen this time? I understand it is in the kernel sources but
>where?

It's not in the kernel sources. You have to patch login to increase the
login time. This can be done in 2 ways: patch and recompile or binary patch
login. The binary patch was published on this list a while ago.

I can send you the patches if you like.

73,

Gerhard.

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Gerhard Ahuis          JO32EO               It's good to be independent
  sgmkau@travelsphere.co.uk       145,550 MHz              Linux the Ultimate HAM OS


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