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- From: bruce@tssnext.rmNUG.ORG
- Subject: Re: LogoutHook question
- Message-ID: <1992Aug25.144803.7160@tssnext.rmNUG.ORG>
- Reply-To: <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> (Bruce Gingery)
- Organization: Total System Software
- References: <BtEpMC.L5E@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 14:48:03 GMT
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- lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) writes:
- : I know that if a LoginHook exits with a 0, the login proceeds
- : normally. If it exits with a 1, then the login kicks back out to
- : the prompt.
- : I want to do the same sort of thing with LogoutHook. If I exit the
- : LogoutHook program with a 1, I want it to dump the user back into
- : the workspace, not letting them log out. I tried it, and it doesn't
- : work. Anyone have any idea how I might do this? (something
- : undocumented?)
- : BTW, in case you're wondering why I don't want to let the user log
- : out, it's because I want to force them to go back and reduce their
- : disk usage before they log out.
- : --
-
- Sounds like a good usage for the logout hook, however perhaps not the
- right action. Perhaps applying a compression utility to their entire
- home directory tree, leaving only enough actually IN the directory for
- the next login. It would likely be necessary to arc-off also their
- normal .cshrc and .profile, replacing it with new-user defaults, ESPECIALLY
- if they must utilize a terminal shell or even remote login shell to
- restore their home directory. Not allowing a logout, especially in
- a busy campus environment is apt to merely leave a lot of damage in its
- wake, as users DON'T logout, and the next user comes along and merely
- grabs a fan and stuffs it into the recycler, pops the empty option, in
- order to gain access to the hardware for their own use. Automated
- E-Mail is classic on the NeXT, and could function from the same logout
- hook, explaining just what has happened to their directory(s), and
- how to go about fixing the problem.
-
- It would certainly be nice to place a ``dock-able'' test-only which
- would TEST to see if they're in trouble if they logout...
-
- Bruce
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