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Bug 1279970

Summary: Rewrite section on session timeout using TMOUT env. variable
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Reporter: Robert Krátký <rkratky>
Component: doc-Security_GuideAssignee: Mirek Jahoda <mjahoda>
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE QA Contact: ecs-bugs
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Version: 7.3CC: rhel-docs, rkratky
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Description Robert Krátký 2015-11-10 15:42:37 UTC
4.2.4
The method of installing screen to enforce session timeouts, though convenient, is not necessarily best-practice. A similar effect can be had with setting the bash or login shell TMOUT variable and setting the variable as read-only.  E.g., readonly TMOUT  in the system-wide bash profile.

Comment 2 Mirek Jahoda 2016-05-09 13:45:07 UTC
Hello, I rewrited the section 4.2.4 [1] to use the TMOUT variable and I consulted the solution with Martin Prpic. Thank you for reviewing.
[1] http://jenkinscat.gsslab.pnq.redhat.com:8080/job/doc-Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux-7-Security_Guide%20%28html-single%29/lastStableBuild/artifact/tmp/en-US/html-single/index.html#sect-Security_Guide-Administrative_Controls-Enabling_Automatic_Logouts

Comment 3 Robert Krátký 2016-05-13 12:47:09 UTC
Thanks Mirek. I only made some minor changes.

This bug will be closed when the doc goes live on the Customer Portal.