Automatic log out

[vivek-MT2009146]

Hi,

I have made 4 users in my ubuntu 9.04 desktop. I opened a shell and
try to change the user. I am successfully able to change the user but,
it log out automatically after after some time(say 1 min).

How is this happening, Please help.

Thanks,

Vivek

[VasanthVallabhB Naib]

I believe u would have used.. su

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Warm Regards
Vasanth Vallabh

[VivekKumar Singh]

yes,

I tried like the following:

su username
passwd:

Thanks,

Vivek

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Thanks and Regards,

Vivek Kumar Singh
MT-2009146
IIITB, Bangalore

(91)9886317184

[Bodhi]

I have never heard anything like that ever happening.

I have in fact, created an user, and switched to it and just have kept it idle for the last 10 mins, without it logging me out.

Another user-switch you do on a daily basis: the simple "su" (which switches to super-user). I have never had an instance where the root logs out automatically after 10 or 15 or as a matter-of-fact, ever.

Can you please su to root and post the results?

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Thanks and regards,

Bodhisatta Barman Roy
International Institute of Information Technology
Bangalore

[Bharath]

I think a better way would be to try and kill the X-window process. That would automatically log you out. But, the sad thing is that you wont be making any entry into the crash-log files, all the processes running in that user will be force killed.

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With Regards,
Bharath

[VasanthVallabhB Naib]

I feel.. when u do many su e.g.
su vasanth
su vallabh
su naib
su iiitb
after this level.. it becomes unpredictable...

close the shell.. and start a new shell!

[Bodhi]

It is a recursive operation....multiple su's that is :D

If you keep switching users continuously.....you will have to type countless exits to close the terminal :D

So keep a track of it....or else you will be forced to use Force Quit.......not a likeable option for command-prompt users :D