timeout handling

[mc-butler]

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This issue was migrated from Trac:

Origin	https://midnight-commander.org/ticket/3899
Reporter	xmlich02 (xmlich02@….fit.vutbr.cz)

The terminal TMOUT parameter causes the terminal to exit after an inactivity timeout. However, MC stays open and allows browsing and editing, which is a security concern.

In a joint issue, using MC and its subsell does not affect the timeout. Therefore, if TMOUT=10 and I browse for 15 seconds, then press Ctrl-o, MC exits. It should instead propagate activity.

Finally, perhaps this should be handled while waiting for files to be copied, etc.?

[mc-butler]

Changed by zaytsev (@zyv) on Feb 12, 2018 at 21:12 UTC (comment 1)

• Status changed from new to closed
• Resolution set to invalid
• Milestone Future Releases deleted

I don't think there is anything we can do about it:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23360130/tmout-not-working-if-user-opens-files

This is the way TMOUT is supposed to work...