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| 2877.1 | I know, rathole..... | STAR::MFOLEY | Rebel without a Clue | Tue Jun 05 1990 11:35 | 8 |
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Wouldn't it be better to educate people? I don't think there is a good
solution to this..
mike
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| 2877.2 | Think about the problem before you try to "fix" it! | IO::MCCARTNEY | James T. McCartney III - DTN 381-2244 ZK02-2/N24 | Wed Jun 06 1990 00:33 | 19 |
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The problem is that an idle session manager doesn't mean you've got an idle
workstation! I've not touched my session manager all day, thus I expect that
it's done very little! Now if you start killing idle session manager processes
you'll probably get a high percentage of users which were using a decterm for
extended periods of time. I predict they'll be very ****ed when you drop
their session.
<flame on>
Idle process monitors are such STUPID things! Idle processes don't consume
resources unnecessarly. If VMS really needs the memory, idle processes are
the first to get out-swapped - remember swapping - VMS still does that quite
well!
<flame off>
James
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| 2877.3 | What problem ? What fix ? | VISA::BIJAOUI | Real problems are in Beyruth | Wed Jun 06 1990 05:11 | 22 |
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But what is the intend of an IPM ? Is it to save resources, or to
improve security ? I agree with the previous replies, please, don't use
an IPM for saving resources.
If it is a matter of security, then the ONLY thing to do with
DECwindows (and MOTIF) is to pause the workstation after a certain
amount of inactivity (keyboard & mouse). How does the screen saver
works ? Use the same principle, lock the workstation, and let the user
use his password again when he'll come back. This will cover a fair
number of cases. Monitor screens are another issue.
Such application has been posted in the DW_EXAMPLES notesfile. It works
quite nicely, I couldn't use it daily because of dual-screen problem,
and VMS version too. But I wish I could.
I wish too that DECwindows developers have got eyes open enough to read
me, and implement a damn good feature.
Pierre.
PS:
You'll spend more time/money to educate your users rather than developing
an auto lock screen system.
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| 2877.4 | | SMAUG::MENDEL | In some strange power's employ | Wed Jun 06 1990 13:11 | 10 |
| If someone has three decterms up on his workstation, and he doesn't
use one of them for a while, he wouldn't want that process to be blown
away, or his workstation (by either stopping SM or by locking the
screen, either.)
An Idle Process does not an Unattended Display make.
Maybe DECwindows will convince someone?
Kevin
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