Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 08:16:26 -0400 (EDT) From: Rob Garrett <eagle@phc.igs.net> To: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au> Cc: rick hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com>, "K. Marsh" <durang@u.washington.edu>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Clearing scrollback at logout [was: Newbie tip] Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9905140815340.48523-100000@eagle.phc.igs.net> In-Reply-To: <19990514124114.42522@welearn.com.au>
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On Fri, 14 May 1999, Sue Blake wrote: > On Thu, May 13, 1999 at 07:20:18PM -0700, rick hamell wrote: > > > > > you're leaving behind. Making the screen look like you were never there > > > is pretty meaningless, unless you're trying to hide the fact that you > > > logged in from a moron. > > > > No, you're trying to hide important information that may still be > > displayed. :) Stuff that others can use to hack in. Granted, I agree with > > you, this is a bit paranoid. :) > > So as you log out, cat a huge text file, then do a 'clear' ad lib. > The Handbook and FAQ are excellent candidates. > > > -- > just add clear to logout and be done with it.. rob To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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