Putty KeepAlive command

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1

Could anyone pls tell me what's the Putty KeepAlive command, use to prevent the putty disconnected from server.thanks

2

Just issue a while do done on the server

3

Sorry i'm not sure what u mean?:confused:

4

Just type "ed" while not in use. This will prevent the session from getting disconnected.

Use Ctrl-D to come out of the "ed" command typed earlier.

5

or type this

while date
do
sleep 30
done

6

where i suppose to typ>? you mean in the server huh?
i have found one command, ssh -2 -o 'TCPKeepAlive=yes' username@hostname

but can't work....:frowning:

7

Hi,

The following command may solve the purpose for you.

export TMOUT=0

Thanks
Penchal

8

Thanks, i'll try it out. My purpose is when i login putty, i want it to be Alive at all time even i didnt use it for a while period, because putty will disconnected from server after 30mins when i;ve login

9

Ask your sys admin about this, but you can override the default TMOUT by setting/exporting one in your login script (.profile/.login/...).

This will save you from remembering to type the "export TMOUT=0" command on every login.

Also, remember to lock your screen when not in front of your workstation.