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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:STAR::VATNE
Created:Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3726
Total number of notes:19516

1543.0. "Can I disable the ability to pause a session?" by DNEAST::BOTTOM_DAVID (Rock and Roll doctor) Thu Oct 05 1989 14:59

I'm looking for a way to disable the pause feature for a public GPX that will
be LACV's here at ASO, we don;t want people to pause and walk away and forget 
about it, locking the workstation up until one of us sysmgr types notices and
kills their process.

Can it be done and if so please tell me how

dave
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1543.1QUARK::LIONELFree advice is worth every centThu Oct 05 1989 15:466
So you want them to leave themselves logged in with an unprotected terminal,
so anyone can walk up and do all sorts of nefarious damage?  Doesn't
sound like an improvement to me.

			Steve
1543.2NOPASSWORD = Protected ?LISVAX::MONTEZant�nio montezFri Oct 06 1989 18:5613
    re. .1  I think like you..
    
    re. .0  but if you want that, try 
    	
    	UAF> mod/nopass user  
    
    	then ... pause still work, but ANY PASSWORD resume the session.
     
    tchau ha
    a.m.
1543.3turn it off altogether...GSRC::WESTVariables don't, Constants aren'tMon Oct 09 1989 10:4213

  Here is something else you can do/try:

    Add the following line to your XDefaults file:

	*PauseButton.sensitive: False

  This will prevent the user from even selecting the pause feature.

					-=> Jim <=-
1543.4the other issue...GSRC::WESTVariables don&#039;t, Constants aren&#039;tTue Oct 10 1989 23:5918
  To address the other issue, I think what .0 was getting at is that the
workstation in question is to be used as a 'common user' terminal...not just
for the use of a single individual.

  Preventing a user of this workstation from using the Pause feature will keep
that person from logging in, pausing the session, and then walking away for a
long period of time preventing other people from using the workstation.

  Security is only as good as the individual.  It is each individual's 
responsibility not to just walk away from a terminal leaving it logged in.
Monitoring tools can only help just so much.

  Ok...I'm off my soapbox now...

					-=> Jim <=-
1543.5DNEAST::BOTTOM_DAVIDRock and Roll doctorWed Oct 11 1989 11:029
re: .1, .3  The goal is to disable the ability to pause sessions on a public
workstation so that people don't pause, go to lunch, forget they're logged in
on the workstation keeping others from being able to use it. Anyone who leaves 
it logged in/not paused will have their account disusered by me if I catch them.

re: .2 thanks

dave
1543.6...GSRC::WESTVariables don&#039;t, Constants aren&#039;tThu Oct 12 1989 01:1710
RE:       <<< Note 1543.5 by DNEAST::BOTTOM_DAVID "Rock and Roll doctor" >>>

>>re: .1, .3  The goal is to disable the ability to pause sessions on a public
          ^^^
            HUH ?!?

  Did I miss something ?

					-=> Jim <=-