http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-unix-login-bash-shell-force-time-outs/ Bash and Csh environments work very differently when it comes to environment variables. The above has some guides. Kosala On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 9:04 PM, Robert Hajime Lanning<robert.lanning@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 8:55 AM, J. Bakshi<bakshi12@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:00:52 +0200 >> matteo filippetto <matteo.filippetto@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Thanks for your response but I have not found yet what I'm looking for. >> I need the configuration which actually suppress the hostname and the >> domain/IP on client side. client will only be prompted for password. >> The second thing the sshd should allow the client to be connected even >> half an hour with out executing any command. Any such configuration >> in openssh ? > > The idle logout, isn't sshd. It is the shell. Look into the "autologout" > environment veriable for bash. > > As for the client password prompt, that is not controllable from the > server side, without dropping everything and going for > "keyboard interactive" authentication. For that, you will have to > code your own authentication method. > > -- > And, did Galoka think the Ulus were too ugly to save? > -Centauri > -- Kosala -------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: Views expressed in this mail are my personal views and they would not reflect views of the employer. -------------------------------------------- blog.kosala.net www.linux.lk/~kosala/ www.kosala.net