Re: [foxboro] DM Usage

> On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 07:51:20 -0400, Rick Mol=20
> <rdmol@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > camp out on a DM.  They are supposed to release it when not=20
> in use.  The
> > DM usage display shows the first 2 octets of the address, I need the
> > last 2.  Then I can send the IT  'Enforcers' out to pay a friendly
> > visit...

Try running who from a shell script. It doesn't seem to follow what
the man script says it does, but it does list the IP number if someone
is logged in from a ip not in the hosts file.

>=20
> Another alternative to the already mentioned utilities to=20
> kill idle DM's is to
> use VNC to serve the displays.  The RealVNC version has an=20
> optional timeout
> that can be set.  I switched all of my Exceed user to VNC and set the
> idle timeout
> to 30 minutes.  It works like a charm and keeps the DM's freed up.

Why do you boot them off?  What does it hurt to leave a VNC open if
the session can be taken over by someone else?

Mark
 
 
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