RE: Login Timeout Problems

From: Mohamed Kerbachi (Mohamed.Kerbachi_at_OTALGERIE.com)
Date: 02/27/04

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Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 10:52:55 +0100

    Try to fix a valid DNS server in /etc/resolv.conf
    or just add the client ip in /etc/hosts like:

    10.10.10.22 Client-ssh-PC

    Because before letting you to open telnet-ssh or ftp connection Linux do a ReverseDNS lookup.

    Good luck

    -----Message d'origine-----
    De : Kevin Goddard [mailto:kevin@realmworx.com]
    Envoyé : vendredi 27 février 2004 06:27
    À : redhat-list@redhat.com
    Objet : Re: Login Timeout Problems

    Hi Pete,
    Thanks for the response.
    It's not a network problem. I have 3 other computers (running older versions of Red Hat Linux) on the same network that don't have the problem. Also this is happening on two identical machines
    running Red Hat 9.0. I did check to make sure keep alive was on in sshd_config, it is. I'll try to SSH to another computer and see what happens. I don't have any direct access to the server easily,
    but I will try and send someone down to login and try it. The 131 seconds is from the /var/log/messages reports. I'm thinking it might be 120 seconds, and the 11 seconds is just a delay writing to
    the log (maybe?).
    I'll poke around some more, I just figured there must be some variable somewhere to stop people from idling in a window.
    Thanks
    Kevin

    On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 18:45:09 -0800, Pete Nesbitt wrote:

    >On February 26, 2004 10:26 am, Kevin Goddard wrote:
    >> First, I apologize for immediatly subscribing to this list and then
    >> emailing it, not really knowing if this is the appropriate place. However,
    >> I am kind of desperate for some help and this was the best bet I could
    >> find. I am running two machines with RedHat 9.0. Both of them will log
    >> out an idle user after 131 seconds. This is less then helpful, as I tend
    >> to login to a machine via SSH and move between windows. Also, it will
    >> even log out a SCP or FTP connection. For the life of me I cannot find
    >> where I can increase (or remove) this idle timeout. If anyone can point me
    >> in some direction, it would be really helpful.
    >> Thanks
    >> Kevin Goddard
    >
    >
    >Hi Kevin,
    >
    >Is this only via remote logins or does it also happen at a console?
    >
    >131 seconds, thats pretty quick. It sounds more like a networking issue than a
    >system thing simply because if you changed the settings to time out an
    >account on both systems, I'm sure you'd know it.
    >sshd has "keep alive" on by default in /etc/ssh/sshd_config
    >
    >account timeout is set in /etc/profile or ~/.bash_profile using the var
    >"TMOUT=xxxx", with xxxx being the number of seconds of inactivity before
    >logout. It is not set by default (so won't time-out) but you can add it.
    >
    >If it is only via remote access with ssh etc and not affecting local logins,
    >you could try:
    >ssh localhost
    >ssh to a third host
    >ssh from a third host
    >if possible remove any hubs/switches and use a crossover cable to test
    > (or try alternate ports in hub/switch)
    >telnet (just to test)
    >do not su to another user once logged in (?)
    >flakey nic
    >
    >There is likely a single item causing the failure so try and bypass one thing
    >at a time. A third system would really help find fault point. Sounds painful
    >but you need to isolate things to find the problem. (and keep good notes for
    >a truth-table of what combo's work and what fails)
    >
    >Sorry I don't have anything more specific, but hopefully it gives you some
    >things to look at.
    >--
    >Pete Nesbitt, rhce
    >
    >
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