how to make menu timeout 4

[lpblauen]

I have a menu for the helpdesk that gives them commands they can run. The problem is when they login and just sit on the menu. I need it to time out after 30 minutes of no activity. In the .profile I have a time out for the user id but when they are in the menu they don't time out. This is what is in the .profile
TO=1800
TIMEOUT=$TO
TMOUT=$TO
export TIMEOUT TMOUT

What do I need to put in the menu to make it time out.
here is the menu
# Name: helpmenu

trap 'print "Problem with Help Desk menu "; exit' HUP INT QUIT STOP

print " 1) Add users"
print " 2) Change password"
print " 3) Logout "
read sel?
while :
do
case "$sel" in
1) . set_accounts
;;
2) . newpass
;;
3) return
;;
esac
print " 1) Add users"
print " 2) Change password"
print " 3) Logout"
read sel?
done

 

[lpblauen]

After more checking. In AIX there is a logout program but in tru64 there is not. So this works fine in aix but I also need it to work in tru64.

 

[PHV]

typed, untested (ksh-like shell):
trap 'print "Problem with Help Desk menu "; [!]exec kill -9 $PPID' HUP INT QUIT STOP

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[PHV]

OOps, sorry for the typo.
typed, untested (ksh-like shell):
trap 'print "Problem with Help Desk menu "; [!]exec kill -9 $PPID[/!]' HUP INT QUIT STOP

Hope This Helps, PH.
Want to get great answers to your Tek-Tips questions? Have a look at FAQ219-2884 or FAQ181-2886

 

[lpblauen]

That did it!!! Thanks PHV.....

 

[chipperMDW]

Why not just make user's shell be the script? That way, it starts up when they log in; when it exits, the session is over.