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[Discuss] ssh keys question



On 06/18/2016 11:36 AM, Mike Small wrote:
> Kent Borg <kentborg at borg.org> writes:
>>>       passwd_timeout    Number of minutes before the sudo password
>>> prompt times out, or 0 for no timeout. The timeout may include a
>>> fractional
>>>                         component if minute granularity is
>>> insufficient, for example 2.5.  The default is 0.
>> I want 0 to mean timeout immediately, not timeout never! If people want
>> never let them put 999999 in there and let their heirs deal with the
>> eventual timeout.
>>
>> Guess I could try 0.0000001
>>
> If the password prompt timed out immediately how would you type in your
> password? I think you mean to be discussing the other timeout option,
> timestamp_timeout. Zero there gives you always ask for a password
> behaviour.
>
> I like very much having 0 to never timeout the password prompt. It's
> annoying to come back to a build and find that make worked but make
> install quietly failed after sudo timed out waiting for a response.
> Especially bad in things like CPAN where it might fly by and move on to
> something else without you seeing it.
>

Yes, indeed, I misunderstood. Let the prompt sit there forever.

Thanks,

-kb



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