Re: Restricting logins

terry.german_at_PHONES4U.CO.UK
Date: 04/27/04

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    Date:         Tue, 27 Apr 2004 14:51:34 +0100
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU

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    William,

    Try adding the below to the top of there .profile... We use it here and it
    works fine.

    ##########################################################################
    # Check if user is already logged in as only one login is allowed
    ME=`who am i | awk '{print $1}'`
    echo $ME | grep "^put the user id here" >/dev/null
    if [ $? -eq 0 ]
    then
      LOGCNT=`who |awk '{print $1}'| grep "^$ME$"| wc -l`
      if [ $LOGCNT -gt 2 ]
      then
            echo $ME >/tmp/2logins.lst
            echo Sorry, you are already logged in. Please finish current task
    and
            echo then continue with the new task. You are now limited to 2
    login.
            sleep 9
            logout
      fi
    fi
    ############################################################################

    the part "if [ $LOGCNT -gt 2 ]" say if they are already 2 login then they
    are not allowed another.

    Hope this helps mate.

    Thanks

    -----Original Message-----
    From: William Capeless [mailto:CAPELW@MMC.ORG]
    Sent: 27 April 2004 14:36
    To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
    Subject: Restricting logins

    Hello all,

    Is there an easy way to restrict a USERID to a single login on a system? We
    have some users who are sharing their passwords, and sometimes find a single
    USERID logged in several times at once. Management has forbidden us from
    pummeling the user about the head with large heavy objects.

    Thanx,
               Bill Capeless

    William Capeless
    System Software Specialist
    Maine Medical Center
    22 Bramhall St.
    Portland, Maine 04102
    (207) 871-6512
    capelw@mmc.org <mailto:capelw@mmc.org>

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