Originally posted by: chandru0078

Hi ALL

Can anyone explain why my putty connection disappear automatically if they is no activities after for few minutes.? I have checked user and root .profile and founded there is no TMOUT value has been set.At/etc/security/login.cfg file value same as other servers but i facing this problem only at few servers. Thank you in advance.

default:
sak_enabled = false
logintimes =
logindisable = 0
logininterval = 0
loginreenable = 0
logindelay = 0

*/dev/console:

• synonym = /dev/tty0

maxlogins = 32767
logintimeout = 60
auth_type = STD_AUTH

chandru0078

Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

You might try using a different client to connect other than PuTTY (using the same type of connection: ssh, telnet, etc) and see if the connection terminates within the same timeframe as when using PuTTY. This type of test should be easy and might be worth your time.

If you don't experience the same behavior with a different client then things point to a problem with PuTTY itself.

You might also try connecting to one of the AIX machines that you are having problems with from another AIX machine instead of Windows or from a machine that is on the same subnet. Perhaps you are having firewall/windows problems.

Also in PuTTY you can specify that the putty window should not close when the connection terminates in the configuration settings under 'Close window on exit:'; this is really just a personal preference.

I hope this helps......

Originally posted by: Carlyle

You know, of course, that the TMOUT could also be set in /etc/passwd, as it is here.

Originally posted by: dukessd

It could well be a firewall timeout.

You can send keepalives from putty, check the 'connection' settings in putty.

Originally posted by: Carlyle

That's not right. I was thinking /etc/profile and typed /etc/passwd. Sometimes my fingers do't pay attention to my brain.

Originally posted by: IBMFORUMS

check ssh config file /etc/ssh/ssh_config for ConnectTimeout.
if it is uncommented?

Originally posted by: chandru0078

Dear ALL

There is no TMOUT was set in /etc/passwd and at /etc/ssh/ssh_config commented.I'm also connecting some other server from same subnet without facing this problem.is it possible to set firewall timeout for certain servers only in same subnet?i dont think could be putty problem since is works fine with other servers.Very curious to know if shell referring login.cfg file for the timeout why its not working for other servers?
$
Shell will time out in 60 seconds.

$ echo $TMOUT
600

$ whoami
kastel

kastel:!:503:101:Kastel Users:/home/kastel:/usr/bin/ksh

Originally posted by: Carlyle

I meant, of course /etc/profile, not /etc/passwd.

Originally posted by: chandru0078

Hi Carlyle

i have checked the .profile for root and kastel user and founded there is NO TMOUT was set.any idea ? thanks for all in advance

kastel>
PATH=/usr/bin:/etc:/usr/sbin:/usr/ucb:$HOME/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/sbin:.

export PATH

if -s \"$MAIL\" # This is at Shell startup. In normal
then echo "$MAILMSG" # operation, the Shell checks
fi # periodically.

1. cat .profile

root>

PATH=/usr/bin:/etc:/usr/sbin:/usr/ucb:$HOME/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/sbin:/usr/java14/bin:.
JAVA_HOME=/usr/java14/bin
export PATH JAVA_HOME

if -s \"$MAIL\" # This is at Shell startup. In normal
then echo "$MAILMSG" # operation, the Shell checks
fi # periodically.

chandra