Need to set console timeouts in 10.2.4 and 9.4.2

Hi. I had to dig for this one. The only way I could find to set timeout for console is to modify the bashrc file. I tested this on /root/.bashrc for 10.2.x and this variable still works:

 

 

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.bashrc

 

 

User specific aliases and functions

 

 

alias rm='rm -i'

 

alias cp='cp -i'

 

alias mv='mv -i'

 

 

export TMOUT=300 <--- add this line to set a 300 sec inactivity timeout into /root/.bashrc file --->

 

 

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If you look at /root/.bashrc, you will notice the rc file sources /etc/bashrc. If you need to include everyone who may be able to log into console, you may want to modify that file. I did not figure out where to put the variable. Probably around the "interactive shell" section.

 

 

This variable assumes you have assigned bash to everyones login. Other shells including tmsh may not use the variable. Also, if you fat finger this variable and create a very short timeout, you may have to reboot to single user mode to remove/change the variable. Use with caution...

 

 

Thanks for the response!

 

 

So apparently this is possible in tmsh and bigpipe...

 

 

On newer versions with tmsh use the following command:

 

 

tmsh modify sys global-settings console-inactivity-timeout

 

 

and for the older versions with bigpipe it appears to be:

 

 

b system console inactivity timeout

 

 

Hope this helps someone else in their search!