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[Discuss] ssh keys question
- Subject: [Discuss] ssh keys question
- From: kentborg at borg.org (Kent Borg)
- Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2016 11:44:41 -0400
- In-reply-to: <chx8ty233x2.fsf@iceland.freeshell.org>
- References: <chx8ty233x2.fsf@iceland.freeshell.org>
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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